#11 Ohio State @ #10 Penn State
1980 Fiesta Bowl
Final
December 26, 1980 12:00 PM
#11 Ohio State
Buckeyes
9-2 / 7-1
19
31
#10 Penn State
Nittany Lions
9-2 / 0-0
1980 Season

Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Ohio State
Penn State
Tie
2
6
0
8th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

0-19 Penn State
Ohio State Stadium
Sep 16, 1978
Ohio State

Head Coach
 Earle Bruce
Schedule
vs Syracuse W 21-31 9/13/1980
vs Minnesota W 0-47 9/20/1980
vs Arizona State W 21-38 9/27/1980
vs California Los Angeles L 17-0 10/4/1980
@ Northwestern W 0-63 10/11/1980
vs Indiana W 17-27 10/18/1980
@ Wisconsin W 0-21 10/25/1980
@ Michigan State W 16-48 11/1/1980
vs Illinois W 42-49 11/8/1980
@ Iowa W 7-41 11/15/1980
vs Michigan L 9-3 11/22/1980
@ Penn State L 31-19 12/26/1980
Ohio State 1980 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
368 to 150
this season
Earle Bruce's record
at Ohio State
20 - 3 - 0
vs Penn State
0 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Ohio State
7 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Penn State
4 game(s)
from 1912
to 1964
Stats
Penn State

Head Coach
 Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Colgate W 10-54 9/6/1980
@ Texas A&M W 9-25 9/20/1980
vs Nebraska L 21-7 9/27/1980
@ Missouri W 21-29 10/4/1980
@ Maryland W 10-24 10/11/1980
vs Syracuse W 7-24 10/18/1980
@ West Virginia W 15-20 10/25/1980
vs Miami (FL) W 12-27 11/1/1980
vs North Carolina State W 13-21 11/8/1980
@ Temple W 7-50 11/15/1980
vs Pittsburgh L 14-9 11/22/1980
vs Ohio State W 19-31 12/26/1980
Penn State 1980 schedule
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
290 to 139
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
140 - 31 - 1
vs Ohio State
1 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
7 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Penn State
1 game(s)
from 2016
to 2016
Notes

Pre Game

Fiesta Bowl