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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 12, 1981 | Sat | (9) Penn State | | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (3) Penn State | @ | (15) Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 30 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | (2) Penn State | | Temple | Ind | W | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (2) Penn State | | Boston College | Ind | W | 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 5 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (2) Penn State | @ | Syracuse | Ind | W | 41 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 6 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (1) Penn State | | West Virginia | Ind | W | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 7 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (1) Penn State | @ | Miami (FL) | Ind | L | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 8 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (6) Penn State | @ | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 9 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (5) Penn State | | (6) Alabama | SEC | L | 16 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 10 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | (13) Penn State | | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 24 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 11 | Nov 28, 1981 | Sat | (11) Penn State | @ | (1) Pitt | Ind | W | 48 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 12 | Jan 1, 1982 | Fri | (7) Penn State | N | (8) USC | Pac-10 | W | 26 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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