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1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Rutgers     9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona     8 1 1
Memphis State     8 2 0
Villanova     8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State     8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse     8 3 0
Holy Cross     7 3 0
Navy     7 3 0
Miami (FL)     7 4 0
Army     6 4 0
San Jose State     6 4 0
Xavier     6 4 0
Colgate     5 4 0
Detroit     5 4 0
Houston     5 4 1
Notre Dame     5 5 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
Florida State     4 5 1
Boston University     4 5 0
Boston College     4 6 0
Oregon     4 6 0
Air Force     3 7 0
Pittsburgh     3 7 0
Washington State     3 7 0
Idaho     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1961 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

September 23NavyNo. 7

W 20–10 September 29at MiamiNo. 8

L 8–25 October 6at Boston University

W 32–0 October 14Army

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

L 6–10 October 21Syracuse

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

W 14–0 October 28Californiadagger

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 33–16 November 4at Maryland

L 17–21 November 11at West Virginia

W 20–6 November 18Holy Cross

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 34–14 November 25at Pittsburgh

W 47–26 December 30vs. Georgia Tech

W 30–15

Template:CFB Schedule End

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.