1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl, L 7–17 vs. Florida
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainJoe Galardi
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
Seasons
←  1961
1963  →
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State  – 8 –1 –0
Oregon State  – 9 –2 –0
No. 9 Penn State  – 9 –2 –0
West Texas State  – 9 –2 –0
Boston College  – 8 –2 –0
Utah State  – 8 –2 –0
Villanova  – 7 –3 –0
Buffalo  – 6 –3 –0
Oregon  – 6 –3 –1
Houston  – 7 –4 –0
Miami (FL)  – 7 –4 –0
Army  – 6 –4 –0
Holy Cross  – 6 –4 –0
Louisville  – 6 –4 –0
Xavier  – 6 –4 –0
Florida State  – 4 –3 –3
Air Force  – 5 –5 –0
Montana  – 5 –5 –0
Navy  – 5 –5 –0
Notre Dame  – 5 –5 –0
Pacific (CA)  – 5 –5 –0
Pittsburgh  – 5 –5 –0
Syracuse  – 5 –5 –0
Texas Western  – 4 –5 –0
New Mexico State  – 4 –6 –0
Colgate  – 3 –5 –1
Idaho  – 2 –6 –1
San Jose State  – 2 –8 –1
Boston University  – 2 –7 –0
Dayton  – 2 –8 –0
Detroit  – 1 –8 –0
Hardin–Simmons  – 1 –9 –0
Colorado State  – 0 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. [1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Navy No. 9
W 41–742,653
September 29 Air Force No. 4
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 20–645,200
October 6at Rice No. 4
W 18–735,982
October 13at Army No. 3
L 6–931,000
October 20 Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 20–1948,356
October 27at California
W 23–2131,500
November 3 Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 23–741,384 [2]
November 10 West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 34–633,212 [3]
November 17at Holy Cross
W 48–2011,825 [4]
November 24at Pittsburgh No. 9
W 16–045,149
December 29vs. Florida No. 9
 CBS L 7–1750,286 [5]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Penn State tops Terps in blinding snow storm, 23 to 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Penn State offense jars W. Va". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 18, 1962). "Penn State Routs Holy Cross, 48-20". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ "Gators stun 'champ' Penn State". The Tampa Tribune. December 30, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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