1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl, W 7-0 vs. Alabama
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 12
1959 record	9–2
Head coach	Rip Engle (10th season)
Captain	Pat Botula
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Syracuse			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Oregon			–					8	–	2	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	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 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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Missouri		Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 19–8	28,000
September 26	VMI	No. 18	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 21–0	19,800
October 3	Colgate		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 58–20	26,800	[2]
October 10	at Army	No. 16	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 17–11	27,500
October 17	Boston University	No. 10	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 21–12
October 24	vs. No. 13 Illinois	No. 8	Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	W 20–9	15,045
October 31	at West Virginia	No. 7	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 28–10
November 7	No. 4 Syracuse	No. 7	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 18–20	34,000
November 14	Holy Cross	No. 10	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 46–0	20,000	[3]
November 21	at Pittsburgh	No. 7	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 7–22	46,104
December 19	vs. No. 11 Alabama	No. 14	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Liberty Bowl, rivalry)	W 7–0	36,211
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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. McHugh, Roy (November 15, 1959). "Penn State Routs Holy Cross, 46-0". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 6, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.