Penn State Football – National Champions on DVD
Penn State Football – National Champions on DVD The Penn State Nittany Lions have one of the most storied college football programs in the country. Under head coach Joe Paterno’s leadership the team experienced great success in the 1980′s including two national championships and unforgettable bowl game victories. In 1982 the Nittany Lions with a 10-1 record earned a No. 2 ranking by the end of the regular season and faced off with the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship. A 27-23 victory earned Paterno his first consensus national championship. The success continued when the Nittany Lions again played for the national title in 1986 against the powerful Miami Hurricanes in an epic Fiesta Bowl. The Hurricanes were led by star Quarterback Vinny Testaverde who had just won the Heisman Trophy. However Penn State battled to pull off a 14-10 upset earning Paterno a second consensus national title. The 1980′s proved to be a highly celebrated decade for Penn State helping to shape the legendary history of the Nittany Lions.
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