1980 Penn State football

Penn State went 10–2 in 1980 under Joe Paterno, outscoring its opponents 321 to 158, and beat Ohio State 31–19 in its bowl game.

1980 Penn State football, every game

Date	Game	Result	Score
Sep 6, 1980	No. 18 Penn State vsColgate	W	54–10
Sep 20, 1980	No. 12 Penn State @Texas A&M	W	25–9
Sep 27, 1980	No. 11 Penn State vsNo. 3 Nebraska	L	7–21
Oct 4, 1980	No. 17 Penn State @No. 9 Missouri	W	29–21
Oct 11, 1980	No. 14 Penn State @Maryland	W	24–10
Oct 18, 1980	No. 12 Penn State vsSyracuse	W	24–7
Oct 25, 1980	No. 13 Penn State @West Virginia	W	20–15
Nov 1, 1980	No. 13 Penn State vsMiami (FL)	W	27–12
Nov 8, 1980	No. 10 Penn State vsNC State	W	21–13
Nov 15, 1980	No. 9 Penn State @Temple	W	50–7
Nov 28, 1980	No. 5 Penn State vsNo. 4 Pittsburgh	L	9–14
Dec 26, 1980	No. 10 Penn State vsNo. 11 Ohio State · neutral · bowl	W	31–19

A number before a team is its AP rank going into the game.