1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record8–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Anderson (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 West Virginia 4 1 0 9 3 0
Penn State 3 1 1 8 4 1
No. 18 Pittsburgh 2 1 1 8 3 1
No. 19 Boston College $ 3 2 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 3 3 0 6 5 0
Temple 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 5 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
Virginia Tech       9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia       9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina       8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh       8 3 1
Florida State       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Memphis State       6 4 1
Notre Dame       7 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Cincinnati     4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana       4 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulane       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Rutgers       3 8 0
Army       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

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