1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Rip Engle (9th season)
Captain	Steve Garban
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ←  1957 1959  →

1958 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Air Force			–					9	–	0	–	2
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 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	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–14	30,000
September 27	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 43–0	19,549	[1]
October 4	at No. 5 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–26	27,250
October 11	Marquette	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 40–8	22,000
October 18	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–0	11,000
October 25	Syracuse	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 6–14	27,000
November 1	Furman	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 36–0	23,000	[2]
November 8	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	T 14–14	26,000	[3]
November 15	Holy Cross	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 32–0	18,800–20,000	[4]
November 27	at No. 19 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 25–21	39,479
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. 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.
2. "Lions wallop Furman, 36–0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "West Virginia's rally ties Penn State, 14–14". Daily Press. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. Smith, Chester L. (November 16, 1958). "Lions Halt Crusaders' Tom Greene". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.