1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
1953 record 6–3
Head coach Rip Engle (4th year)
Home stadium New Beaver Field

The 1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1953 college 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
September 26 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI L 0–20  
October 3 at Pennsylvania Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 7–13  
October 10 at Boston University Nickerson FieldBoston, MA W 35–13  
October 17 Syracuse New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, PA (Rivalry) W 20–14  
October 24 TCUdagger New Beaver Field • University Park, PA W 27–21  
October 31 West Virginia New Beaver Field • University Park, PA (Rivalry) L 19–20  
November 7 Fordham New Beaver Field • University Park, PA W 28–21  
November 14 at Rutgers Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ W 54–26  
November 21 at Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 17–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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