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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
T |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 6, 1980 | Sat | (18) Penn State | | Colgate | Ind | W | 54 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 20, 1980 | Sat | (12) Penn State | @ | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Sep 27, 1980 | Sat | (11) Penn State | | (3) Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 4 | Oct 4, 1980 | Sat | (17) Penn State | @ | (9) Missouri | Big 8 | W | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 5 | Oct 11, 1980 | Sat | (14) Penn State | @ | Maryland | ACC | W | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 6 | Oct 18, 1980 | Sat | (12) Penn State | | Syracuse | Ind | W | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 7 | Oct 25, 1980 | Sat | (13) Penn State | @ | West Virginia | Ind | W | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 8 | Nov 1, 1980 | Sat | (13) Penn State | | Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 9 | Nov 8, 1980 | Sat | (10) Penn State | | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 10 | Nov 15, 1980 | Sat | (9) Penn State | @ | Temple | Ind | W | 50 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
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| 11 | Nov 28, 1980 | Fri | (5) Penn State | | (4) Pitt | Ind | L | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 12 | Dec 26, 1980 | Fri | (10) Penn State | N | (11) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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