Curt Warner took over this game in the 4th quarter, as he carried Penn State down the stretch the last six games to their first national championship in 1982. What a clutch, big game back he was throughout his fabulous collegiate career-simply the best. He was an exceptional HOF running back, and is a great man of tremendous personal character.
No Doubt! Warner was clutch. The Nittany Lions have had a plethora of great college running backs, but to me Warner is still the best. Curt combined everything you want in a tailback. Did not matter 1st and 10, 2nd and 5, 3rd and 1, or 4th and inches Warner was always on the field. Looking back on these old games i realize Curt was one tough RB. He took a lot of shots, was the focus of the defense and seem to enjoy the contact...... and you are right....after the Alabama loss Joe put the passing game on the back burner and the Nittany Lions finished those last seven games power running the ball. Along that stretch each week Curt was breaking long held records and my memory may be lagging but I do believe Curt graduated with 42 school records!!!! Heck i find it hard to imagine a player owning just a few schol records and Curt graduated with Forty Friggin Two school records!!!! Two Time All-American, MVP in two Fiesta Bowls and easily could have been the MVP in the Sugar Bowl for the National Championship..... Best of all Curt always, like most nittany lions under Joepa acted with class.
Great pro running back too. Really took a beating at Seattle which shortened his career. 2nd back taken in the draft after Dickerson. Warner is also one of my all time favorites
Would love to see the 1983 game on here. Classic game at Beaver Stadium that went down to the last minute. I was there on one of the coldest days I ever remember.
Retrospectively, this was a VERY good Notre Dame team for their record (6-4-1). They played an extremely tough schedule, including 2 legit top 10 wins over Pitt and Michigan, one on the road.
I agree, Keith was the best!!! I am a huge Penn State fan, and ND is my second favorite team, I live in Indiana as well!!! Lol Penn State and ND had some of greatest games against each other ever!!! 9-9-1 is there all time record!!! Lol
@@nathaniellathy6559 That 84 ND team had a good deal of future NFL talent. The Irish also beat LSU and Penn State that year, but lost to Purdue, Air Force and South Carolina. Blizzard.
@@nathaniellathy6559 and then lost one of the next 24 games.... and took home a big trophy in the most watched college football game still to this day.
Love watching this kind of defense, though I will admit both passing games were pretty pitiful. However, the fundamentally sound defense and spectacular running game from both teams made this an entertaining watch.
Penn State passed well in 1982. Especially at little boys. I think Penn State is a catholic university judging by rape frequency, duration, and intensity.
It's crazy how light these linemen are, and is it my imagination, or is everyone on both sides hitting the holes as fast as thye possibly can? It seems like so many running backs now run up to the line of scrimmage, stop or slow appreciably, and then make a decision on where to head next. With these guys all I'm seeing is them moving in only one direction, full speed ahead.
Not many times you see a safety where the running back is tackled that deep in the end zone - and Keith Jackson with the classic comment right after....."Well.....that'll take care of your two-point conversion!" Penn State had just missed a two-point try.
Also, he was probably, in a backhanded way, commenting on giving Pinkett the ball 5 yards deep in the end zone. Great back, but not one you trust in that situation.
Look at that schedule the Irish played,& tell me again why Big Ten fans "hate" on Notre Dame?? Michigan, Purdue, Zona,MSU,Pitt, Miami,& at that time: an upstart Oregon team. Oh... those teams all came BEFORE Penn State,& USC. There isn't a Big Ten school that would even sniff Usc, Pitt,& Miami in the same season. Like em, or hate em: no one can claim the Irish of " ducking" opponents. 🍀
Note how there aren't any of those big fat linemen who look like sumo wrestlers. The linemen have the same physiques as everyone else and look like athletes.
When Penn State beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, Curt Warner out-gained a certain Heisman winner on the ground. That was the last college game for the Georgia RB as he secretly signed with the USFL’s New Jersey franchise and then publicly denied it. One year later the Generals were bought out by a local real estate guy who had reneged on a deal to purchase The Generals in 1982 because he suddenly had interest in purchasing the NFL’s Baltimore Colts. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
These Gerry Faust teams were awful he was an awful coach number 12 is the worst quarterback in the history of Notre Dame politics got rid of dandruff on and they brought in a high school coach
Faust was a terrible coach. He didn't understand the college game and how to spread the field. Coached like he was still at Moeller. All that talent and speed, kept playing inside the hashes.
Curt Warner took over this game in the 4th quarter, as he carried Penn State down the stretch the last six games to their first national championship in 1982. What a clutch, big game back he was throughout his fabulous collegiate career-simply the best. He was an exceptional HOF running back, and is a great man of tremendous personal character.
No Doubt!
Warner was clutch.
The Nittany Lions have had a plethora of great college running backs, but to me Warner is still the best.
Curt combined everything you want in a tailback.
Did not matter 1st and 10, 2nd and 5, 3rd and 1, or 4th and inches Warner was always on the field. Looking back on these old games i realize Curt was one tough RB. He took a lot of shots, was the focus of the defense and seem to enjoy the contact......
and you are right....after the Alabama loss Joe put the passing game on the back burner and the Nittany Lions finished those last seven games power running the ball.
Along that stretch each week Curt was breaking long held records and my memory may be lagging but I do believe Curt graduated with 42 school records!!!! Heck i find it hard to imagine a player owning just a few schol records and Curt graduated with Forty Friggin Two school records!!!!
Two Time All-American, MVP in two Fiesta Bowls and easily could have been the MVP in the Sugar Bowl for the National Championship.....
Best of all Curt always, like most nittany lions under Joepa acted with class.
Great pro running back too. Really took a beating at Seattle which shortened his career. 2nd back taken in the draft after Dickerson. Warner is also one of my all time favorites
This was a good ND team, some real bruisers.
That was a great series from 1981-1992. A lot of classics.
I went to this game with my dad! I was 10 years old. What an amazing memory. ❤
Should have been a felony for Faust to put stripes on the ND jerseys.
Should of been a felony to hire Faust in the first place.
Frank Broyles on the color commentary... Great announcing team...
Keith Jackson could make mitosis sound exciting!!
Would love to see the 1983 game on here. Classic game at Beaver Stadium that went down to the last minute. I was there on one of the coldest days I ever remember.
Retrospectively, this was a VERY good Notre Dame team for their record (6-4-1). They played an extremely tough schedule, including 2 legit top 10 wins over Pitt and Michigan, one on the road.
They were a very good team that year....much better than their record.
Notre Dame when they had those weird (but not bad looking) light blue jerseys.
Kieth Jackson could make the worst game in the world exciting. What a superb announcer.
And Frank Broyles could put it right back in the shitter
The Dark Ages for ND.
I was a freshman at ND for this game
Thanks for another great football game upload!
I agree, Keith was the best!!! I am a huge Penn State fan, and ND is my second favorite team, I live in Indiana as well!!! Lol
Penn State and ND had some of greatest games against each other ever!!! 9-9-1 is there all time record!!! Lol
Oh the sweet stylings of Keith Jackson
5:00 well-designed
well-executed
Well well well....
Sandusky prowling the sidelines..... for water boys.
Notre Dame beat Michigan and Pitt in 82 and still lost 4 games.Gerry Faust blues
Faust had some big wins, but terrible losses.
@@thfzn3130 Hard to understand how USC lost to Notre Dame in 84.Yet beat both Washington to win PAC 10 and Ohio State in Rose 🌹.
@@nathaniellathy6559 That 84 ND team had a good deal of future NFL talent. The Irish also beat LSU and Penn State that year, but lost to Purdue, Air Force and South Carolina. Blizzard.
@@thfzn3130 Penn State went 6-5 in 84
@@nathaniellathy6559 and then lost one of the next 24 games.... and took home a big trophy in the most watched college football game still to this day.
the QB threw that game at the end. must have had 9 point line
What a great game.
Notre dame’s online all look like they are in their mid 40’s
7:00 a clean-shaven Ron Heller...
Love watching this kind of defense, though I will admit both passing games were pretty pitiful. However, the fundamentally sound defense and spectacular running game from both teams made this an entertaining watch.
Penn State passed well in 1982. Especially at little boys. I think Penn State is a catholic university judging by rape frequency, duration, and intensity.
@@1USACitizen192 You're a poser.
@@aaronrider4051 dufus I will manhandle you like jerry sandusky on an 8 year old while Joe Paterno watches.
Ya PSU actually had more passing yards then rushing yards in 1982.
It's crazy how light these linemen are, and is it my imagination, or is everyone on both sides hitting the holes as fast as thye possibly can? It seems like so many running backs now run up to the line of scrimmage, stop or slow appreciably, and then make a decision on where to head next. With these guys all I'm seeing is them moving in only one direction, full speed ahead.
ABC should have tried Keith Jackson calling Boxing and Howard Cosell College Football for a change of pace.
Gerry Faust just wasn't a very good College Football Coach
Pinkett, pinkett, pass it, punt it.
This was the second season of the Gerry Faust error!
He was a great high school coach
Not many times you see a safety where the running back is tackled that deep in the end zone - and Keith Jackson with the classic comment right after....."Well.....that'll take care of your two-point conversion!"
Penn State had just missed a two-point try.
Also, he was probably, in a backhanded way, commenting on giving Pinkett the ball 5 yards deep in the end zone. Great back, but not one you trust in that situation.
Am I crazy or did Warner obviously score at 13:06 and they... I guess ruled him out of bounds?
Yup, it was a touchdown. On the bright side they didn't miss the face mask penalty, lol.
Penn State didn't look 😳 like a National Championship team in this game
Sure they did.........
They went into an enviorment when few if any teams win, let along their first trip to ND which this was for PSU.
PSU had very little push on both sides of the ball. Special teams also suspect. Not their finest game for sure.
Not fancy Penn State uniforms
Our stadium/field used to be so beautiful.
It still is.
@@Sirharryflash82 Not w/ the stupid ass astroturf.
PSU D gave up average of over 400 yds/gm...bent a lot but broke little.
Penn States kicker was horrible that year, "82" I've seen him miss at 7 kicks that year 4 in one game, that's 12 points...
You’re probably right I know back in 81 against Miami the kicking was horrible for them
They had a true freshman (Massimo Manca) because the regular kicker got injured
@@LineMountain Was it horrible in 1981 when the Kicker booted 5 FG in the victory of Nebraska at Nebraska???
Look at that schedule the Irish played,& tell me again why Big Ten fans "hate" on Notre Dame?? Michigan, Purdue, Zona,MSU,Pitt, Miami,& at that time: an upstart Oregon team. Oh... those teams all came BEFORE Penn State,& USC. There isn't a Big Ten school that would even sniff Usc, Pitt,& Miami in the same season. Like em, or hate em: no one can claim the Irish of " ducking" opponents. 🍀
Note how there aren't any of those big fat linemen who look like sumo wrestlers. The linemen have the same physiques as everyone else and look like athletes.
When Penn State beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, Curt Warner out-gained a certain Heisman winner on the ground. That was the last college game for the Georgia RB as he secretly signed with the USFL’s New Jersey franchise and then publicly denied it.
One year later the Generals were bought out by a local real estate guy who had reneged on a deal to purchase The Generals in 1982 because he suddenly had interest in purchasing the NFL’s Baltimore Colts.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Notre Dame kicker is worse than Penn State's
Too much fumbling by ND
Blackledge also typically mediocre.
Two of my favorite things,.... A Penn St win,... and a ND LOSS!!!! Sweet!!! Hate you "golden domers",... They look stupid. Yes they do,..
These Gerry Faust teams were awful he was an awful coach number 12 is the worst quarterback in the history of Notre Dame politics got rid of dandruff on and they brought in a high school coach
Faust was a terrible coach.
He didn't understand the college game and how to spread the field.
Coached like he was still at Moeller.
All that talent and speed, kept playing inside the hashes.
As an Irishman, I find the term fighting Irishman offensive
Lol shut it you Mick
Wanna fight about it?
@@ericdaniel323 I will bust you senseless asshole.
@@ericdaniel323 I would crush you.
@@1USACitizen192 found the Irishman 😉
kiel died pretty young.. age 50 I believe of a heart attack