1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Rip Engle (6th season)
Captain	Otto Kneidinger, Frank Reich
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ←  1954 1956  →

1955 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alfred			–					8	–	0	–	0
Drexel			–					8	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					7	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					8	–	0	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	1	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Hofstra			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	6	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Temple			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1955 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		Boston University		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 35–0	20,150
October 1		at No. 6 Army	No. 18	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–35	24,200
October 8	2:30 p.m.	vs. Virginia		City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	W 26–7	20,000	[1]
October 15		No. 8 Navy		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 14–34	32,209
October 22		at No. 8 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WA (rivalry)	L 7–21	34,400	[2]
October 29		at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	28,206	[3]
November 5		No. 18 Syracuse		New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 21–20	30,321
November 12		at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 34–13	12,000	[4]
November 19		No. 15 Pittsburgh		New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 0–20	29,361
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
2. "WVU rally spills Lions". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. Good, Herb (October 30, 1955). "Pa. State Conquers Improved Penn, Scoring Twice in First 9 Minutes". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Penn State Wins over Rutgers, 34-13". Asbury Park Sunday Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. November 13, 1955. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.