1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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

The 1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1956 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 29 at Pennsylvania Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA W 34–0  
October 8 at #15 Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY L 7–14  
October 13 Holy Crossdagger New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, PA W 43–0  
October 20 at #5 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Rivalry) W 7–6  
October 27 West Virginia #18 New Beaver Field • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 16–6  
November 3 at #17 Syracuse #12 Archbold StadiumSyracuse, 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 #14 Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) T 7–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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