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1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–15 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 23NavyNo. 7W 20–10
September 29at Miami (FL)No. 8L 8–25
October 6at Boston UniversityW 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 MarylandL 17–21
November 11at West VirginiaW 20–6
November 18Holy Cross
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 34–14
November 25at PittsburghW 47–26
December 30vs. Georgia TechW 30–15
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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