1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football
1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Consensus national champion; Sugar Bowl champion; Eastern champion
Sugar Bowl, W 27–23 vs. Georgia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	11–1
Head coach	Joe Paterno (17th season);
Offensive coordinator	Dick Anderson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Boston College	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Temple	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] Penn State defeated the Georgia Bulldogs, 27–23, in the Sugar Bowl to win Joe Paterno's first consensus national championship. The team was selected national champion by AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Litkenhous, Matthews, NCF, NFF, The New York Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI/coaches, and USA/CNN, while named co-champion by Helms.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:30 p.m.	Temple	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN (tape delay)	W 31–14	80,000
September 11	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	TCS	W 39–31	84,597	^[3]
September 18	1:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	TCS	W 49–14	83,268
September 25	3:50 p.m.	No. 2 Nebraska	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	CBS	W 27–24	85,304
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Alabama	No. 3	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	CBS	L 21–42	76,821	^[4]
October 16	1:30 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 8	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	TCS	W 28–7	84,762
October 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 13 West Virginia	No. 9	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	USA	W 24–0	60,958	^[5]
October 30	1:30 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 8	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	TCS	W 52–17	33,205
November 6	1:30 p.m.	NC State	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	TCS	W 54–0	84,837	^[6]
November 13	3:50 p.m.	at No. 13 Notre Dame	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–14	59,075
November 26	12:30 p.m.	No. 5 Pittsburgh	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 19–10	85,522
January 1, 1983	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Georgia	No. 2	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 27–23	78,124
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Todd Blackledge	Sr
TE	`80`	Kirk Bowman	Jr
OT	`79`	Bill Contz	Sr
OT	`72`	Ron Heller	Jr
WR	`19`	Gregg Garrity	Sr
C	`58`	Nick Haden	So
WR	`82`	Kenny Jackson	Jr
G	`60`	Dave Laube	Sr
TE	`81`	Mike McCloskey	Sr
RB	`29`	Tony Mumford	So
G	`56`	Pete Speros	Jr
FB	`43`	Jon Williams	So
RB	`25`	Curt Warner	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`39`	Dan Biondi	Sr
CB	`23`	Alvin Cunningham	So
DT	`70`	Greg Gattuso	Jr
Hero	`17`	Harry Hamilton	Jr
CB	`49`	Roger Jackson	Sr
LB	`98`	Ken Kelley	Sr
LB	`37`	Walker Lee Ashley	Sr
DT	`65`	Dave Opfar	Sr
LB	`33`	Dave Paffenroth	Sr
CB	`92`	Mark Fruehan	Sr
LB	`55`	Rodger Puz	Sr
LB	`97`	Scott Radecic	Jr
S	`32`	Mark Robinson	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`13`	Nick Gancitano	So
P	`21`	Ralph Giacomarro	Sr
PK	`10`	Massimo Manca	Fr

Head coach

Joe Paterno

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Dick Anderson
John Bove
Tom Bradley
Booker Brooks
Fran Ganter
Bob Phillips
John Rosenberg
Jerry Sandusky
Jim Williams

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	8	7	8	8	3 (7)	3 (9)	8	9	8	7	5 (1)	3 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2	1 (44)
UPI	5	5*	8	5	3 (3)	3 (6)	10	8 (1)	7	6	4 (1)	3 (3)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (3)	1 (33)

* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Game summaries

Temple

Temple vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	7	0	7	14
#8 Penn State	21	3	0	7	31

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 4
Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 80,000
Referee: William Parkinson
TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Simpson, Bud Wilkinson

Game information

First Quarter

PSU – Warner, 40-yard TD pass from Blackledge, Manca kick good, (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Baugh, 31-yard TD pass from Blackledge, Manca kick good, (PSU 14–0)
PSU – Williams, 16-yard TD pass from Blackledge, Manca kick good, (PSU 21–0)

Second Quarter

TU – Slade, 1-yard TD pass from Riordan, Clauser kick good, (PSU 21–7)
PSU – Manca, 37-yard field goal, (PSU 24–7)

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

PSU – Williams, 4-yard TD pass from Blackledge, Manca kick good, (PSU 31–7)
TU – Brown, 14-yard TD pass from Riordan, Clauser kick good, (PSU 31–14)

Top passers

TU –
PSU –

Top rushers

TU –
PSU –

Top receivers

TU –
PSU –

Top defenders

TU –
PSU –

Maryland

Maryland vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	3	7	14	7	31
#7 Penn State	3	17	9	10	39

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 11
Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 84,597
Referee: J. Vincent Price
TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno

Game information

First Quarter

PSU –
MD –

Second Quarter

PSU –
PSU –
MD –
PSU –

Third Quarter

MD –
PSU –
MD –
PSU –

Fourth Quarter

PSU –
MD –
PSU –

Top passers

MD –
PSU –

Top rushers

MD –
PSU –

Top receivers

MD –
PSU –

Top defenders

MD –
PSU –

Rutgers

Rutgers vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	7	7	0	0	14
#5 Penn State	7	14	14	14	49

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 83,268
Referee: Thomas Thamert
TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno

Game information

First Quarter

PSU –
RUT –

Second Quarter

PSU –
PSU –
RUT –

Third Quarter

PSU –
PSU –

Fourth Quarter

PSU –
PSU –

Top passers

RUT –
PSU –

Top rushers

RUT –
PSU –

Top receivers

RUT –
PSU –

Top defenders

RUT –
PSU –

#2 Nebraska

Nebraska vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Nebraska	0	7	7	10	24
#8 Penn State	7	7	7	6	27

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 25
Game time: 3:50 PM EDT
Game attendance: 85,304
Referee: William Parkinson
TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Game information

First Quarter

PSU –

Second Quarter

PSU –
NEB –

Third Quarter

PSU –
NEB –

Fourth Quarter

NEB –
NEB –
PSU –

Top passers

NEB –
PSU –

Top rushers

NEB –
PSU –

Top receivers

NEB –
PSU –

Top defenders

NEB –
PSU –

#4 Alabama

Penn State vs. Alabama – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Penn State	7	0	7	7	21
#4 Alabama	7	14	3	18	42

at Legion Field

Date: October 9
Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 76,821
TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender, Pat Haden

Game information

First Quarter

ALA –
PSU –

Second Quarter

ALA –
ALA –

Third Quarter

PSU –
ALA –

Fourth Quarter

PSU –
ALA –
ALA –
ALA –

Top passers

PSU –
ALA –

Top rushers

PSU –
ALA –

Top receivers

PSU –
ALA –

Top defenders

PSU –
ALA –

Syracuse

Syracuse vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	0	7	0	0	7
#8 Penn State	7	14	0	7	28

at Beaver Stadium

Date: October 16
Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 84,762
TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno

Game information

First Quarter

PSU –

Second Quarter

PSU –
SU –
PSU –

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

PSU –

Top passers

SU –
PSU –

Top rushers

SU –
PSU –

Top receivers

SU –
PSU –

Top defenders

SU –
PSU –

#13 West Virginia

Penn State vs. West Virginia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Penn State	3	7	0	14	24
#13 West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Mountaineer Field

Date: October 23
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 60,958
TV: USA

Game information

First Quarter

PSU – Gancitano, 31-yard field goal, 6:14 (PSU 3–0)

Second Quarter

PSU – Williams, 4-yard TD run, Gancitano kick good, 1:57 (PSU 10–0)

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

PSU – Radecic 85-yard interception return for TD, Gancitano kick good, 11:29 (PSU 17–0)
PSU – Jackson, 9-yard TD run, Gancitano kick good, 2:42 (PSU 24–0)

Top passers

PSU –
WVU –

Top rushers

PSU –
WVU –

Top receivers

PSU –
WVU –

Top defenders

PSU –
WVU –

Boston College

Penn State vs. Boston College – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Penn State	14	17	7	14	52
Boston College	7	3	0	7	17

at Alumni Stadium

Date: October 30
Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 33,205
TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno

Game information

First Quarter

BC –
PSU –
PSU –

Second Quarter

PSU –
PSU –
BC –
PSU –

Third Quarter

PSU –

Fourth Quarter

BC –
PSU –
PSU –

Top passers

PSU –
BC –

Top rushers

PSU –
BC –

Top receivers

PSU –
BC –

Top defenders

PSU –
BC –

North Carolina State

North Carolina State vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina State	0	0	0	0	0
#7 Penn State	17	9	21	7	54

at Beaver Stadium

Date: November 6
Game time: 1:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 84,762
Referee: Thomas Thamert
TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno

Game information

First Quarter

PSU –
PSU –
PSU –

Second Quarter

PSU –
PSU –

Third Quarter

PSU –
PSU –
PSU –

Fourth Quarter

PSU –

Top passers

NCST –
PSU –

Top rushers

NCST –
PSU –

Top receivers

NCST –
PSU –

Top defenders

NCST –
PSU –

#13 Notre Dame

Penn State vs. Notre Dame – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Penn State	0	13	0	11	24
#13 Notre Dame	7	7	0	0	14

at Notre Dame Stadium

Date: November 13
Game time: 3:50 PM EST
Game attendance: 59,075
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Tim Brant
^[7]

Game information

First Quarter

ND – C. Smith, 8-yard TD pass from Karcher, Johnston kick good (ND 7–0)

Second Quarter

PSU – Blackledge, 1-yard TD run, Gancitano kick good (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Gancitano 41-yard field goal (PSU 10–7)
PSU – Gancitano 29-yard field goal (PSU 13–7)
ND – Pinkett, 93-yard TD kickoff return, Johnston kick good (ND 14–13)

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

PSU – Warner, 48-yard TD pass from Blackledge, pass failed (PSU 19–14)
PSU – Safety, Pinkett tackled by Ashley in end zone (PSU 21–14)
PSU – Gancitano 27-yard field goal (PSU 24–14)

Top passing

PSU –
ND –

Top rushers

PSU –
ND –

Top receivers

PSU –
ND –

Top defenders

PSU –
ND –

#5 Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Pittsburgh	0	7	0	3	10
#2 Penn State	3	0	10	6	19

at Beaver Stadium

Date: November 26
Game time: 12:30 PM EST
Game attendance: 85,722
Referee: Raymond Bower
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup, Tim Brant

Game information

First Quarter

PSU –

Second Quarter

PITT –

Third Quarter

PSU –
PSU –

Fourth Quarter

PSU –
PITT –
PSU –

Top passers

PITT –
PSU –

Top rushers

PITT –
PSU –

Top receivers

PITT –
PSU –

Top defenders

PITT –
PSU –

#1 Georgia (Sugar Bowl)

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

Penn State vs. Georgia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Penn State	7	13	0	7	27
#1 Georgia	3	7	7	6	23

at Louisiana Superdome

Date: January 1, 1983
Game time: 8:00 PM EST
Game attendance: 78,127
Referee: Vance Carlson
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Jim Lampley

Game information

First Quarter

PSU –
UGA –

Second Quarter

PSU –
PSU –
PSU –
UGA –

Third Quarter

UGA –

Fourth Quarter

PSU –
UGA –

Top passers

PSU –
UGA –

Top rushers

PSU –
UGA –

Top receivers

PSU –
UGA –

Top defenders

PSU –
UGA –

Awards

Todd Blackledge

Davey O'Brien Award

Joe Paterno

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year

Pete Speros

Nittany Lion of the Year

NFL Draft

Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1983 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	3	3	Curt Warner	Running back	Seattle Seahawks
1st	7	7	Todd Blackledge	Quarterback	Kansas City Chiefs
3rd	17	73	Walker Lee Ashley	Linebacker	Minnesota Vikings
4th	4	88	Mike McCloskey	Tight end	Houston Oilers
5th	10	122	Bill Contz	Offensive tackle	Cleveland Browns
5th	28	140	Gregg Garrity	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers
10th	8	261	Dave Laube	Offensive guard	Detroit Lions
10th	10	263	Pete Speros	Offensive guard	Seattle Seahawks
10th	15	268	Ralph Giacomarro	Punter	Atlanta Falcons

Media

Radio

Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Sideline reporter	Studio host
WMAJ AM 1450	Fran Fisher	John Grant

References

^ "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.
^ "Penn State rallies to edge Maryland". The Sunday News. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Bama brings Penn State back to earth". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penn State's defense devastates W. Virginia". Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nittany Lions follow new script". The Sunday Times. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 14, 1982. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

[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.

[2018ncaabook-2] 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 114. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

[3] "Penn State rallies to edge Maryland". The Sunday News. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1982PennState1-4] "'Bama brings Penn State back to earth". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Penn State's defense devastates W. Virginia". Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Nittany Lions follow new script". The Sunday Times. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Eugene Register-Guard. November 14, 1982. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

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