1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–15 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 17
1961 record 8–3
Head coach Rip Engle (12th season)
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Rutgers   –    9 –0 –0
No. 17 Arizona   –    8 –1 –1
Memphis State   –    8 –2 –0
Mississippi Southern   –    8 –2 –0
Villanova   –    8 –2 –0
No. 17 Penn State   –    8 –3 –0
No. 14 Syracuse   –    8 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –    7 –3 –0
Navy   –    7 –3 –0
Miami (FL)   –    7 –4 –0
Army   –    6 –4 –0
San Jose State   –    6 –4 –0
Xavier   –    6 –4 –0
Colgate   –    5 –4 –0
Detroit   –    5 –4 –0
Pacific   –    5 –4 –0
Houston   –    5 –4 –1
Notre Dame   –    5 –5 –0
Oregon State   –    5 –5 –0
Florida State   –    4 –5 –1
Boston University   –    4 –5 –0
Boston College   –    4 –6 –0
Oregon   –    4 –6 –0
Air Force   –    3 –7 –0
Pittsburgh   –    3 –7 –0
Washington State   –    3 –7 –0
Idaho   –    2 –7 –0
Dayton   –    2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1961 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 23 Navy No. 7 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 20–10  
September 29 at Miami (FL) No. 8 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 8–25  
October 6 at Boston University Nickerson Field • Boston, MA W 32–0  
October 14 Army Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 6–10  
October 21 Syracuse Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 14–0  
October 28 Californiadagger Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 33–16  
November 4 at Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) L 17–21  
November 11 at West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) W 20–6  
November 18 Holy Cross Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 34–14  
November 25 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 47–26  
December 30 vs. Georgia Tech Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) W 30–15  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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