1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Rip Engle (8th season)
Home stadium	New Beaver Field

1957 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Navy			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 10 Notre Dame			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	6	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Texas Tech			–					2	–	8	–	0
Marquette			–					0	–	10	–	0
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. 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 28	at Penn	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 19–14
October 5	No. 12 Army		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 13–27
October 12	William & Mary		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 21–13
October 19	Vanderbilt		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 20–32
October 26	at Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 20–12
November 2	West Virginia		New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 27–6
November 9	at Marquette		Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 20–7
November 16	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–10
November 23	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 13–14
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game