1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1958 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.

1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1958 record6–3–1
Head coachRip Engle (9th season)
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Army      8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force      9 0 2
No. 9 Syracuse      8 2 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State      8 3 0
Boston College      7 3 0
Florida State      7 4 0
Holy Cross      6 3 0
Navy      6 3 0
Penn State      6 3 1
No. 17 Notre Dame      6 4 0
Pacific (CA)      6 4 0
Villanova      6 4 0
Pittsburgh      5 4 1
Detroit      4 4 1
Boston University      4 5 0
San Jose State      4 5 0
Texas Tech      3 7 0
Marquette      2 7 1
Drake      2 7 0
Dayton      2 8 0
Miami (FL)      2 8 0
Colgate      1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
L 7–14
September 27at Penn
W 43–0
October 4at No. 5 Army
L 0–26
October 11Marquette
W 40–8
October 18at Boston University
W 34–0
October 25Syracuse
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 6–14
November 1Furman
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 36–0
November 8at West Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
T 14–14
November 15Holy Cross
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 32–0
November 27at No. 19 Pittsburgh
W 25–21
  • 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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