1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #17
1961 record 8–3
Head coach Rip Engle (12th year)
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#15 Rutgers         9 0 0
#17 Arizona         8 1 1
Memphis State         8 2 0
Villanova         8 2 0
#17 Penn State         8 3 0
#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
Pacific         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 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 23 Navy #7 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA W 20–10  
September 29 at Miami #8 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL L 8–25  
October 6 at Boston University Nickerson FieldBoston, MA W 32–0  
October 14 Army Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 6–10  
October 21 Syracuse Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 14–0  
October 28 Californiadagger Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 33–16  
November 4 at Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (Rivalry) L 17–21  
November 11 at West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Rivalry) W 20–6  
November 18 Holy Cross Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 34–14  
November 25 at Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) W 47–26  
December 30 vs. Georgia Tech Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) W 30–15  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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