1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl, L 7–17 vs. Florida
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 9
1962 record 9–2
Head coach Rip Engle (13th season)
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Southern Miss   –    9 –1 –0
Memphis State   –    8 –1 –0
Oregon State   –    9 –2 –0
No. 9 Penn State   –    9 –2 –0
West Texas State   –    9 –2 –0
Boston College   –    8 –2 –0
Utah State   –    8 –2 –0
Villanova   –    7 –3 –0
Buffalo   –    6 –3 –0
Oregon   –    6 –3 –1
Houston   –    7 –4 –0
Miami (FL)   –    7 –4 –0
Army   –    6 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –    6 –4 –0
Louisville   –    6 –4 –0
Xavier   –    6 –4 –0
Florida State   –    4 –3 –3
Air Force   –    5 –5 –0
Montana   –    5 –5 –0
Navy   –    5 –5 –0
Notre Dame   –    5 –5 –0
Pacific (CA)   –    5 –5 –0
Pittsburgh   –    5 –5 –0
Rutgers   –    5 –5 –0
Syracuse   –    5 –5 –0
Texas Western   –    4 –5 –0
New Mexico State   –    4 –6 –0
Colgate   –    3 –5 –1
Idaho   –    2 –6 –1
San Jose State   –    2 –8 –1
Boston University   –    2 –7 –0
Dayton   –    2 –8 –0
Detroit   –    1 –8 –0
Hardin–Simmons   –    1 –9 –0
Colorado State   –    0 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1962 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 22 Navy No. 9 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 41–7  
September 29 Air Force No. 4 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 20–6  
October 6 at Rice No. 4 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 18–7  
October 13 at Army No. 3 Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L 6–9  
October 20 Syracusedagger Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 20–19  
October 27 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 23–21  
November 3 Maryland Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 23–7  
November 10 West Virginia Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 34–6  
November 17 at Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA W 48–20  
November 24 at Pittsburgh No. 9 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 16–0  
December 29 vs. Florida No. 9 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) L 7–17  
*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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