1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Rip Engle (7th season)
Home stadium	New Beaver Field

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL)			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Navy			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	1
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drake			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech			–					2	–	7	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	2
Marquette			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. 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
September 29	at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–0
October 8	at No. 15 Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–14
October 13	Holy Cross		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 43–0
October 20	at No. 5 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 7–6
October 27	West Virginia	No. 18	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 16–6
November 3	at No. 17 Syracuse	No. 12	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 9–13
November 10	Boston University		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 40–7
November 17	North Carolina State		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 14–7
November 24	at No. 14 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	T 7–7
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game