1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainJoe Sabol
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Navy    9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame    7 3 0
No. 18 Army    7 2 0
Drake    7 2 0
Penn State    6 3 0
Detroit    6 3 0
Dayton    6 3 1
Oklahoma State    6 3 1
Boston University    5 3 0
Holy Cross    5 3 1
Syracuse    5 3 1
Pacific (CA)    5 3 2
Rutgers    5 4 0
Miami (FL)    5 4 1
Xavier    5 5 0
Florida State    4 6 0
Pittsburgh    4 6 0
Air Force    3 6 1
Colgate    3 6 0
Villanova    3 6 0
San Jose State    3 7 0
Texas Tech    2 8 0
Marquette    0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1957 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at PennNo. 19W 19–1421,150[2]
October 5No. 12 ArmyL 13–2731,979
October 12William & Mary
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 21–1330,462
October 19Vanderbiltdagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
L 20–3226,781
October 26at SyracuseW 20–1235,000
November 2West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 27–628,712
November 9at MarquetteW 20–74,719
November 16at Holy CrossW 14–1018,000[3]
November 23at PittsburghL 13–1444,710
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. Nichols, Joseph C. (September 29, 1957). "Penn State Wins from Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. McHugh, Roy (November 18, 1957). "Penn State Rallies to Top Holy Cross, 14-10". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 via Newspapers.com.


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