1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 12
1959 record 9–2
Head coach Rip Engle (10th year)
Home stadium New Beaver Field
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Syracuse         11 0 0
#12 Penn State         9 2 0
Oregon         8 2 0
Detroit         6 4 0
Holy Cross         6 4 0
Memphis State         6 4 0
Miami (FL)         6 4 0
Oklahoma State         6 4 0
#20 Pittsburgh         6 4 0
Washington State         6 4 0
Boston College         5 4 0
Pacific (CA)         5 4 0
Air Force         5 4 1
Navy         5 4 1
Army         4 4 1
#17 Notre Dame         5 5 0
Florida State         4 6 0
San Jose State         4 6 0
Texas Tech         4 6 0
Dayton         3 7 0
Marquette         3 7 0
Oregon State         3 7 0
Colgate         2 7 0
Idaho         1 9 0
Villanova         1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1959 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 at Missouri Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO W 19–8  
September 26 VMI No. 18 New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, PA W 21–0  
October 3 Colgate New Beaver Field • University Park, PA W 58–20  
October 10 at Army No. 16 Michie StadiumWest Point, NY W 17–11  
October 17 Boston Universitydagger No. 10 New Beaver Field • University Park, PA W 21–12  
October 24 vs. No. 13 Illinois No. 8 Cleveland Municipal StadiumCleveland, OH W 20–9  
October 31 at West Virginia No. 7 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Rivalry) W 28–10  
November 7 No. 4 Syracuse No. 7 New Beaver Field • University Park, PA (Rivalry) L 18–20  
November 14 Holy Cross No. 10 New Beaver Field • University Park, PA W 46–0  
November 21 at Pittsburgh No. 7 Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 7–22  
December 19 vs. No. 11 Alabama No. 14 Philadelphia Municipal StadiumPhiladelphia, PA (Liberty Bowl) W 7–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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