1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainPat Botula
Home stadium New Beaver Field
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Syracuse  – 11 –0 –0
No. 12 Penn State  – 9 –2 –0
Oregon  – 8 –2 –0
Detroit  – 6 –4 –0
Holy Cross  – 6 –4 –0
Miami (FL)  – 6 –4 –0
Oklahoma State  – 6 –4 –0
No. 20 Pittsburgh  – 6 –4 –0
Washington State  – 6 –4 –0
Boston College  – 5 –4 –0
Pacific (CA)  – 5 –4 –0
Air Force  – 5 –4 –1
Navy  – 5 –4 –1
Army  – 4 –4 –1
No. 17 Notre Dame  – 5 –5 –0
Boston University  – 4 –5 –0
Florida State  – 4 –6 –0
San Jose State  – 4 –6 –0
Texas Tech  – 4 –6 –0
Dayton  – 3 –7 –0
Marquette  – 3 –7 –0
Oregon State  – 3 –7 –0
Colgate  – 2 –7 –0
Idaho  – 1 –9 –0
Villanova  – 1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1959 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 19at Missouri
W 19–828,000
September 26 VMI No. 18
W 21–019,800 [1]
October 3 Colgate
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 58–2026,800 [2]
October 10at Army No. 16
W 17–1127,500
October 17 Boston University Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 21–12
October 24vs. No. 13 Illinois No. 8
W 20–915,045
October 31at West Virginia No. 7
W 28–10 [3]
November 7No. 4 Syracuse No. 7
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 18–2034,000
November 14 Holy Cross No. 10
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 46–020,000 [4]
November 21at Pittsburgh No. 7
L 7–2246,104
December 19vs. No. 11 Alabama No. 14
W 7–036,211 [5]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Penn State wins, 21–0, over V.M.I." Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Penn State Tallies at Least Twice in Every Quarter in Trouncing Colgate". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 4, 1959. p. S7.
  3. ↑ "Long runs give Penn State victory". Portland Press Herald. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ McHugh, Roy (November 15, 1959). "Penn State Routs Holy Cross, 46-0". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 6, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Penn State wins on sub's pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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