1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
American college football season
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 | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Missouri | | | W 19–8 | 28,000 | |
September 26 | VMI | No. 18 | | W 21–0 | 19,800 | [2] |
October 3 | Colgate | | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA
| W 58–20 | 26,800 | [3] |
October 10 | at Army | No. 16 | | W 17–11 | 27,500 | |
October 17 | Boston University | No. 10 | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA
| W 21–12 | | |
October 24 | vs. No. 13 Illinois | No. 8 | | W 20–9 | 15,045 | |
October 31 | at West Virginia | No. 7 | | W 28–10 | | [4] |
November 7 | No. 4 Syracuse | No. 7 | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| L 18–20 | 34,000 | |
November 14 | Holy Cross | No. 10 | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA
| W 46–0 | 20,000 | [5] |
November 21 | at Pittsburgh | No. 7 | | L 7–22 | 46,104 | |
December 19 | vs. No. 11 Alabama | No. 14 | | W 7–0 | 36,211 | [6] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Penn State wins, 21–0, over V.M.I." Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State Tallies at Least Twice in Every Quarter in Trouncing Colgate". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 4, 1959. p. S7.
- ^ "Long runs give Penn State victory". Portland Press Herald. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McHugh, Roy (November 15, 1959). "Penn State Routs Holy Cross, 46-0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 6, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State wins on sub's pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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