1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1957 record6–3
Head coachRip Engle (8th season)
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Navy      9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame      7 3 0
No. 18 Army      7 2 0
Drake      7 2 0
Penn State      6 3 0
Detroit      6 3 0
Dayton      6 3 1
Oklahoma State      6 3 1
Boston University      5 3 0
Holy Cross      5 3 1
Syracuse      5 3 1
Pacific (CA)      5 3 2
Rutgers      5 4 0
Miami (FL)      5 4 1
Florida State      4 6 0
Pittsburgh      4 6 0
Air Force      3 6 1
Colgate      3 6 0
Villanova      3 6 0
San Jose State      3 7 0
Texas Tech      2 8 0
Marquette      0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 28at PennNo. 19
W 19–14
October 5No. 12 Army
L 13–27
October 12William & Mary
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 21–13
October 19Vanderbilt
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
L 20–32
October 26at SyracuseW 20–12
November 2West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 27–6
November 9at Marquette
W 20–7
November 16at Holy Cross
W 14–10
November 23at Pittsburgh
L 13–14
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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


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