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Who coached the Nittany Lions during their two consensus national championship seasons?
Joe Paterno
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Joe Paterno coached the Nittany Lions during their two consensus national championship seasons in 1982 and 1986. Paterno is a legendary figure in college football, having spent 46 seasons as the head coach at Penn State, from 1966 to 2011.
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