The Penn State Nittany Lions were 9-2 in 1981. They emerged victorious over the USC Trojans, 26 to 10, in the Fiesta Bowl.
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USC 
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1981 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 345 | 4,424 | 779 | 5.7 | 2,699 | 549 | 4.9 | 1,725 | 230 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 9th | 19th | 70th | 10th | 20th | 47th | 8th | 61st | 88th | 22nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 152 | 3,356 | 4.3 | 1,494 | 472 | 3.2 | 1,862 | 312 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 29th | 48th | 44th | 46th | 46th | 46th | 81st | 104th | 49th | ||||||||||
Net | +193 | +1,068 | +779 | +1.4 | +1,205 | +77 | +1.8 | -137 | -82 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 11th | 21st | 70th | 10th | 24th | 44th | 15th | 76th | 109th | 21st |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arizona State | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boise State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 2 |  UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Marshall 
Louisiana | Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 14 | 1 | .933 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 4 | .692 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
| 2 |  Miami (OH) | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 8 | 5 | .615 |
SMU 
Clemson 
Texas 
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Army 
Tulane | Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |
