FBS Independents · 1983

Penn StateNittany Lions

8–4 overall, 5–2 in conference. 13 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

8–4

5–2 in conference

Margin - All

+8

0.6 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

24.6

320 total

Points against

24.0

312 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Joe Paterno

All times Eastern.

Sun 08/28/1983 08:00 PMat1NebraskaL 6–44

Fri 09/09/1983 08:00 PMvsCincinnatiL 3–14

Fri 09/16/1983 08:00 PMvs7IowaL 34–42

Fri 09/23/1983 08:00 PMatTempleW 23–18

Fri 09/30/1983 08:00 PMatRutgersW 36–25

Fri 10/07/1983 08:00 PMvs11AlabamaW 34–28

Fri 10/14/1983 08:00 PMatSyracuseW 17–6

Fri 10/21/1983 08:00 PMvs12West VirginiaW 41–23

Fri 10/28/1983 08:00 PMat16Boston CollegeL 17–27

Fri 11/04/1983 07:00 PMvsBrownW 38–21

Fri 11/11/1983 07:00 PMvsNotre DameW 34–30

Fri 11/18/1983 07:00 PMvs16PittsburghT 24–24

Sun 12/25/1983 07:00 PMvs18WashingtonW 13–10Neutral

Home field

Beaver Stadium

100%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Average crowd: 106,994
Surface: Grass
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 1,162 ft
Opened: 1960