1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was selected national champion by Dunkel, an NCAA-designated major selector, while Clemson, who finished the season 12–0, was the consensus national champion.

1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football
National champion (Dunkel)
Eastern champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 26–10 vs. USC
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Anderson (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1981 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 0 010 2 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh 5 1 011 1 0
No. 17 West Virginia 3 3 09 3 0
Temple 2 3 05 5 0
Syracuse 2 4 04 6 1
Boston College 1 4 05 6 0
Rutgers 1 4 05 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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