1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–15 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
1961 record8–3
Head coach
CaptainJim Smith
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium (capacity: 46,284)
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Rutgers    9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona    8 1 1
Memphis State    8 2 0
Villanova    8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State    8 3 0
No. 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
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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23NavyNo. 7W 20–1038,437
September 29at Miami (FL)No. 8L 8–2545,687
October 6at Boston UniversityW 32–010,150
October 14Army
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 6–1045,306
October 21Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 14–044,674
October 28California
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 33–1632,497
November 4at MarylandL 17–2134,000
November 11at West VirginiaW 20–630,000
November 18Holy Cross
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 34–1432,746[2]
November 25at PittsburghW 47–2637,261
December 30vs. Georgia TechW 30–1550,202
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. Frush, Charlie (November 19, 1961). "Kochman, Torris Get 5 TDs as Penn State Conquers Holy Cross". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
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