1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 13–10 vs. Washington
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record8–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Anderson (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (7th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1983 Major eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 West Virginia 4 1 09 3 0
Penn State 3 1 18 4 1
No. 18 Pittsburgh 2 1 18 3 1
No. 19 Boston College $ 3 2 09 3 0
Syracuse 3 3 06 5 0
Temple 2 4 04 7 0
Rutgers 0 5 03 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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