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
Conf.Overall
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. 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 18–735,982–38,000 [1]
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

References

  1. ↑ "Penn State overcomes Rice in second half". The Orange Leader. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  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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