The 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 10–2 with a win over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. Penn State played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Game summaries
Nebraska
Syracuse
Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
Vs. Ohio State—Fiesta Bowl
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Roster
NFL draft Seven Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1981 NFL draft.
Round Pick Overall Name Position Team 1st 28 28 Booker Moore Running back Buffalo Bills 3rd 2 58 Bill Dugan Offensive guard Seattle Seahawks 6th 9 147 Pete Kugler Nose tackle San Francisco 49ers 6th 10 148 Larry Kubin Linebacker Washington Redskins 7th 20 186 Brad Scovill Tight end Seattle Seahawks 8th 21 214 Gene Gladys Defensive back/Defensive line New Orleans Saints 11th 13 289 Frank Case Defensive end Kansas City Chiefs
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