1950 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1950 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Rip Engle (1st season)
Captain	Owen Dougherty
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ←  1949 1951  →

1950 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Franklin & Marshall			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
St. Lawrence			–					8	–	0	–	0
Thiel			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1950 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Georgetown	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 34–14	16,617	[1]
October 7	at No. 4 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–41	26,562
October 14	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 7–27	17,500
October 21	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–19	38,000
October 28	Temple	New Beaver Field State College, PA	T 7–7	20,428–20,782	[2]
November 4	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	W 20–13	8,503
November 11	West Virginia	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	W 27–0	16,338	[3]
November 18	Rutgers	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 18–14	15,299	[4]
December 2	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 21–20	7,000–12,250	[5]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Drum, Bob (October 1, 1950). "Penn State Crushes Hoyas, 34-14". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Baumgartner, Stan (October 29, 1950). "Temple Ties Penn State". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Penn State turns back West Virginia 27 to 0". Sunday News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Penn State Beats Rutgers in Final Period, 18-14". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. November 19, 1950. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Carl Hughes (December 3, 1950). "Lions Win When Bolkovac Fails To Kick Extra Point". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 41. Retrieved July 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.