1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainSteve Garban
Home stadium New Beaver Field
Seasons
  1957
1959  
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Army   8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force   9 0 2
No. 20 Rutgers   8 1 0
No. 9 Syracuse   8 2 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   8 3 0
Boston College   7 3 0
Florida State   7 4 0
Holy Cross   6 3 0
Navy   6 3 0
Penn State   6 3 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   6 4 0
Pacific (CA)   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 0
Pittsburgh   5 4 1
Detroit   4 4 1
Boston University   4 5 0
San Jose State   4 5 0
Texas Tech   3 7 0
Marquette   2 7 1
Drake   2 7 0
Dayton   2 8 0
Miami (FL)   2 8 0
Colgate   1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. [1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Nebraska L 7–1430,000
September 27at Penn W 43–019,549 [2]
October 4at No. 5 Army L 0–2627,250
October 11 Marquette Dagger-14-plain.pngW 40–822,000
October 18at Boston University W 34–011,000
October 25 Syracuse
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 6–1427,000
November 1 Furman
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 36–023,000 [3]
November 8at West Virginia T 14–1426,000 [4]
November 15 Holy Cross
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 32–018,800–20,000 [5]
November 27at No. 19 Pittsburgh W 25–2139,479
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 28, 1958). "Penn State's Attack on Ground Crushes Penn Team, 43 to 0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. "Lions wallop Furman, 36–0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Virginia's rally ties Penn State, 14–14". Daily Press. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Smith, Chester L. (November 16, 1958). "Lions Halt Crusaders' Tom Greene". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 via Newspapers.com.