1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainSteve Garban
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army     8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force     9 0 2
No. 9 Syracuse     8 2 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State     8 3 0
Boston College     7 3 0
Florida State     7 4 0
Holy Cross     6 3 0
Navy     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 1
No. 17 Notre Dame     6 4 0
Pacific (CA)     6 4 0
Villanova     6 4 0
Pittsburgh     5 4 1
Detroit     4 4 1
Boston University     4 5 0
San Jose State     4 5 0
Texas Tech     3 7 0
Marquette     2 7 1
Drake     2 7 0
Dayton     2 8 0
Miami (FL)     2 8 0
Colgate     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1958 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at NebraskaL 7–1430,000
September 27at PennW 43–019,549[2]
October 4at No. 5 ArmyL 0–2627,250
October 11MarquettedaggerW 40–822,000
October 18at Boston UniversityW 34–011,000
October 25Syracuse
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 6–1427,000
November 1Furman
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 36–023,000[3]
November 8at West VirginiaT 14–1426,000[4]
November 15Holy Cross
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 32–018,800–20,000[5]
November 27at No. 19 PittsburghW 25–2139,479
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 28, 1958). "Penn State's Attack on Ground Crushes Penn Team, 43 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ "Lions wallop Furman, 36–0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Virginia's rally ties Penn State, 14–14". Daily Press. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Smith, Chester L. (November 16, 1958). "Lions Halt Crusaders' Tom Greene". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.