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American college football season
The 1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1956 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 |
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September 29 | at Penn | | | W 34–0 | 23,390 | [2] |
October 8 | at No. 15 Army | | | L 7–14 | 24,195 | |
October 13 | Holy Cross | | | W 43–0 | 24,870–25,828 | [3] |
October 20 | at No. 5 Ohio State | | | W 7–6 | 82,584 | |
October 27 | West Virginia | No. 18 | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| W 16–6 | 29,244 | |
November 3 | at No. 17 Syracuse | No. 12 | | L 9–13 | 35,475 | |
November 10 | Boston University | | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA
| W 40–7 | 29,094 | |
November 17 | NC State | | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA
| W 14–7 | 22,864 | |
November 24 | at No. 14 Pittsburgh | | | T 7–7 | 51,308 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ Effrat, Louis (September 30, 1956). "Penn Team Routed by Penn State, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Smith, Chester L. (October 14, 1956). "Penn State Wallops Holy Cross, 43-0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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