1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1957 record6–3
Head coach
CaptainJoe Sabol
Home stadium New Beaver Field
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Navy     911
No. 10 Notre Dame     730
No. 18 Army     720
Drake     720
Penn State     630
Detroit     630
Dayton     631
Oklahoma State     631
Boston University     530
Holy Cross     531
Syracuse     531
Pacific (CA)     532
Rutgers     540
Miami (FL)     541
Florida State     460
Pittsburgh     460
Air Force     361
Colgate     360
Villanova     360
San Jose State     370
Texas Tech     280
Marquette     0100
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 Penn No. 19W 19–1421,150 [2]
October 5No. 12 Army L 13–2731,979
October 12 William & Mary
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 21–1330,462
October 19 Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.png
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
L 20–3226,781
October 26at Syracuse W 20–1235,000
November 2 West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 27–628,712
November 9at Marquette W 20–74,719
November 16at Holy Cross W 14–1018,000 [3]
November 23at Pittsburgh L 13–1444,710
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. 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.