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1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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American college football season

1959Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 7–0 vs.Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainPat Botula
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1Syracuse  1100
No. 12Penn State  920
Oregon  820
Detroit  640
Holy Cross  640
Miami (FL)  640
Oklahoma State  640
No. 20Pittsburgh  640
Washington State  640
Boston College  540
Pacific (CA)  540
Air Force  541
Navy  541
Army  441
No. 17Notre Dame  550
Boston University  450
Florida State  460
San Jose State  460
Texas Tech  460
Dayton  370
Marquette  370
Oregon State  370
Colgate  270
Idaho  190
Villanova  190
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented thePennsylvania State University in the1959 college football season. The team was coached byRip Engle and played its home games inNew Beaver Field inUniversity Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19atMissouriW 19–828,000
September 26VMINo. 18W 21–019,800[1]
October 3Colgate
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 58–2026,800[2]
October 10atArmyNo. 16W 17–1127,500
October 17Boston UniversitydaggerNo. 10
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 21–12
October 24vs. No. 13IllinoisNo. 8W 20–915,045
October 31atWest VirginiaNo. 7W 28–10[3]
November 7No. 4SyracuseNo. 7
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 18–2032,800–34,000
November 14Holy CrossNo. 10
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 46–020,000[4]
November 21atPittsburghNo. 7L 7–2246,104–46,109[5]
December 19vs. No. 11AlabamaNo. 14W 7–036,211[6]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^"Penn State wins, 21–0, over V.M.I."Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 27, 1959. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
  2. ^"Penn State Tallies at Least Twice in Every Quarter in Trouncing Colgate".The New York Times. New York, N.Y.United Press International. October 4, 1959. p. S7.
  3. ^"Long runs give Penn State victory".Portland Press Herald. November 1, 1959. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^McHugh, Roy (November 15, 1959)."Penn State Routs Holy Cross, 46-0".The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 6, p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^George Kiseda (November 22, 1959)."Pitt's C-Boys Convince State 22–7".Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 2, section 3. RetrievedSeptember 16, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^"Penn State wins on sub's pass".The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 20, 1959. RetrievedOctober 8, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
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