1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1981Penn State Nittany Lions football
National champion (Dunkel) Eastern champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 26–10 vs. USC
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 3
AP
No. 3
Record
10–2
Head coach
Joe Paterno (16th season)
Offensive coordinator
Dick Anderson (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Sandusky (5th season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Penn State $
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
No. 4 Pittsburgh
5
–
1
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
No. 17 West Virginia
3
–
3
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Temple
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Syracuse
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
Boston College
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Rutgers
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Pittsburgh
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 3 Penn State
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 8 Miami (FL)
–
–
9
–
2
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
9
–
2
–
1
No. 17 West Virginia
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Colgate
–
–
7
–
3
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Navy
–
–
7
–
4
–
1
Cincinnati
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Florida State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Holy Cross
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Tulane
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
UNLV
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
6
–
6
–
0
Temple
–
–
5
–
5
–
0
Boston College
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Louisville
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Notre Dame
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
William & Mary
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
4
–
6
–
1
Richmond
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Army
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
North Texas State
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
–
1
–
10
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was selected national champion by Dunkel, an NCAA-designated major selector,[2] while Clemson, who finished the season 12–0, was the consensus national champion.
^"Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records(PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 114. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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