1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1983Penn State Nittany Lions football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Washington
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 17
Record
8–4–1
Head coach
Joe Paterno (18th season)
Offensive coordinator
Dick Anderson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Sandusky (7th season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
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
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
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.
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