1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Rip Engle (8th season)
Captain	Joe Sabol
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Penn	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 19–14	21,150	[1]
October 5	No. 12 Army		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 13–27	31,979
October 12	William & Mary		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 21–13	29,800–30,462	[2]
October 19	Vanderbilt		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 20–32	24,200–26,781	[3]
October 26	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 20–12	35,000
November 2	West Virginia		New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 27–6	28,712	[4]
November 9	at Marquette		Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 20–7	4,719
November 16	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–10	18,000	[5]
November 23	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 13–14	44,710
Homecoming 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.