1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainJoe Sabol
Home stadium New Beaver Field
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Navy   9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame   7 3 0
No. 18 Army   7 2 0
Drake   7 2 0
Penn State   6 3 0
Detroit   6 3 0
Dayton   6 3 1
Oklahoma State   6 3 1
Boston University   5 3 0
Holy Cross   5 3 1
Syracuse   5 3 1
Pacific (CA)   5 3 2
Miami (FL)   5 4 1
Xavier   5 5 0
Florida State   4 6 0
Pittsburgh   4 6 0
Air Force   3 6 1
Colgate   3 6 0
Villanova   3 6 0
San Jose State   3 7 0
Texas Tech   2 8 0
Marquette   0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1957 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Penn No. 19W 19–1421,150 [1]
October 5No. 12 Army L 13–2731,979
October 12 William & Mary
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 21–1329,800–30,462 [2]
October 19 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.png
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
L 20–3224,200–26,781 [3]
October 26at Syracuse W 20–1235,000
November 2 West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 27–628,712 [4]
November 9at Marquette W 20–74,719
November 16at Holy Cross W 14–1018,000 [5]
November 23at Pittsburgh L 13–1444,710
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. Nichols, Joseph C. (September 29, 1957). "Penn State Wins from Penn". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  2. "Nittany Lions clip Indians in 21–13 tilt". Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vanderbilt trims Penn State, 32–20". The Sunday News. October 20, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Penn State gets 27–6 win over West Virginia". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. McHugh, Roy (November 18, 1957). "Penn State Rallies to Top Holy Cross, 14-10". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 via Newspapers.com.