1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Consensus national champion
Sugar Bowl, W 27–23 vs. Georgia
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1982 record	11–1
Head coach	Joe Paterno (17th year)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Anderson
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,770)

1982 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami		–		–		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
William & Mary		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	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 Paterno's first consensus national championship.

Schedule

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

Roster

1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Blackledge, ToddTodd Blackledge	57.0 !Sr
TE	`80`	Bowman, KirkKirk Bowman	5.0 !Jr
T	`79`	Contz, BillBill Contz	57.0 !Sr
T	`72`	Daily, PatPat Daily	5.0 !Jr
WR	`19`	Garrity, GreggGregg Garrity	57.0 !Sr
G	`78`	Heller, RonRon Heller	5.0 !Jr
WR	`82`	Jackson, KennyKenny Jackson	5.0 !Jr
TE	`81`	McCloskey, MikeMike McCloskey	57.0 !Sr
FB	`43`	Schumucker, DonDon Schumucker	3.0 !So
RB	`25`	Warner, CurtCurt Warner	57.0 !Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`31`	Conlan, ShaneShane Conlan	1.0 !Fr
CB	`23`	Cummingham, AlanAlan Cummingham	3.0 !So
S	`17`	Hamilton, HarryHarry Hamilton	5.0 !Jr
LB	`98`	Kelley, KenKen Kelley	57.0 !Sr
LB	`37`	Lee Ashley, WalkerWalker Lee Ashley	57.0 !Sr
DT	`96`	Leskowsky, MikeMike Leskowsky	3.0 !So
DE	`94`	Leskowsky, RayRay Leskowsky	3.0 !So
LB	`55`	Puz, RodgerRodger Puz	57.0 !Sr
LB	`97`	Radecic, ScottScott Radecic	5.0 !Jr
S	`32`	Robinson, MarkMark Robinson	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`13`	Gancitano, NickNick Gancitano	3.0 !So
P	`21`	Giacomarro, RalphRalph Giacomarro	57.0 !Sr

Head coach

Joe Paterno

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-20

Game summaries

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Penn St	0	13	0	11	24
Notre Dame	7	7	0	0	14

Date: November 13
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

Q1	ND	C. Smith 8 yard pass from Karcher (Johnston kick)	ND 7–0

Q2	PSU	Blackledge 1 yard run (Jancitano kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	PSU	Jancitano 41 yard field goal	PSU 10–7

Q2	PSU	Jancitano 29 yard field goal	PSU 13–7

Q2	ND	Pinkett 93 yard kickoff return (Johnston kick)	ND 14–13

Q4	PSU	Warner 48 yard pass from Blackledge (pass failed)	PSU 19–14

Q4	PSU	Safety, Pinkett tackled by Ashley in end zone	PSU 21–14

Q4	PSU	Jancitano 27 yard field goal	PSU 24–14

^[2]

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	–	Detroit Lions
10th	10	263	Pete Speros	–	Seattle Seahawks
10th	15	268	Ralph Giacomarro	Punter	Atlanta Falcons

References

↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. November 14, 1982. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football—consensus national champions

Walker Lee Ashley Todd Blackledge Duffy Cobbs Shane Conlan Bill Contz Gregg Garrity Ralph Giacomarro Don Graham Harry Hamilton Ron Heller Kenny Jackson Ken Kelley Scott Radecic Mark Robinson Curt Warner Mike Zordich Head coach: Joe Paterno Assistant coaches: Tom Bradley Jim Caldwell Peter Giunta John Rosenberg Jerry Sandusky

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia

Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game child sex abuse scandal

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

College football national champions (poll era)

1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS) 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS) 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS) 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS) 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS) 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State 1945: Army 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS) 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS) 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame

1950s	1950: Oklahoma 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS) 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS) 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS) 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse

1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas

1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN) 1979: Alabama

1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FN, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

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