1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Rip Engle (7th season)
Captain	Sam Valentine
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL)			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Navy			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	1
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drake			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech			–					2	–	7	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	2
Marquette			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1956 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	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–0	23,390	[1]
October 8	at No. 15 Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–14	24,195
October 13	Holy Cross		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 43–0	24,870–25,828	[2]
October 20	at No. 5 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 7–6	82,584
October 27	West Virginia	No. 18	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 16–6	27,814–29,244	[3]
November 3	at No. 17 Syracuse	No. 12	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 9–13	35,475
November 10	Boston University		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 40–7	29,094
November 17	NC State		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 14–7	22,864	[4]
November 24	at No. 14 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	T 7–7	51,308
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Effrat, Louis (September 30, 1956). "Penn Team Routed by Penn State, 34-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
2. Smith, Chester L. (October 14, 1956). "Penn State Wallops Holy Cross, 43-0". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Early Penn State drive tops West Virginia gridders, 16–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Penn State score downs 'Pack in last 15 seconds". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.