1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

	1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State Nittany Lions football
	1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Washington
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1983 record	8–4–1
Head coach	Joe Paterno (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Anderson
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium; (Capacity: 83,770)
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	vs. No. 1 Nebraska	No. 4	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	KATZ	L 6–44	71,123
September 10	Cincinnati	No. 20	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 3–14	83,683
September 17	No. 13 Iowa		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 34–42	84,628
September 24	at Temple		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 23–18	35,760
October 1	at Rutgers		Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 36–25	32,804
October 8	No. 3 Alabama		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	CBS	W 34–28	85,614
October 15	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)		W 17–6	50,010
October 22	No. 4 West Virginia		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)		W 41–23	86,309
October 29	at No. 19 Boston College		Sullivan Stadium Foxborough, MA	ABC	L 17–27	56,188
November 5	Brown		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		W 38–21	84,670
November 12	Notre Dame		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN (tape delay)	W 34–30	85,899
November 19	at No. 17 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)		T 24–24	60,283
December 26	vs. Washington		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ESPN	W 13–10	37,212
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
C	`58`	Haden, NickNick Haden	5.0 !Jr
T	`72`	Heller, RonRon Heller	7.0 !Sr
WR	`82`	Jackson, KennyKenny Jackson	7.0 !Sr
RB	`29`	Mumford, TonyTony Mumford	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`95`	Alexander, RogersRogers Alexander	5.0 !Jr
LB	`31`	Conlan, ShaneShane Conlan	3.0 !So
LB	`53`	Graham, DonDon Graham	3.0 !So
S	`22`	Isom, RayRay Isom	3.0 !So
LB	`55`	Johnson, TimTim Johnson	3.0 !So
LB	`97`	Radecic, ScottScott Radecic	7.0 !Sr
S	`32`	Robinson, MarkMark Robinson	7.0 !Sr
DB	`43`	Zordich, MikeMike Zordich	3.0 !So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`10`	Manca, MassimoMassimo Manca	1.0 !Fr

Eight Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1984 NFL Draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	4	4	Kenny Jackson	Wide receiver	Philadelphia Eagles
2nd	6	34	Scott Radecic	Linebacker	Kansas City Chiefs
3rd	14	70	Jon Williams	Running back	New England Patriots
4th	6	90	Mark Robinson	Defensive back	Kansas City Chiefs
4th	28	112	Ron Heller	Offensive tackle	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7th	8	176	Harry Hamilton	Defensive back	New York Jets
8th	1	197	Kevin Baugh	–	Houston Oilers
9th	18	242	George Reynolds	–	Los Angeles Rams

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1983 Division I-A independents football records
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami		–		–		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
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		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
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll