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1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainJoe Sabol
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Navy     9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame     7 3 0
No. 18 Army     7 2 0
Drake     7 2 0
Penn State     6 3 0
Detroit     6 3 0
Dayton     6 3 1
Oklahoma State     6 3 1
Boston University     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 1
Pacific (CA)     5 3 2
Miami (FL)     5 4 1
Xavier     5 5 0
Florida State     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     4 6 0
Air Force     3 6 1
Colgate     3 6 0
Villanova     3 6 0
San Jose State     3 7 0
Texas Tech     2 8 0
Marquette     0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1957 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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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at PennNo. 19W 19–1421,150[2]
October 5No. 12 ArmyL 13–2731,979
October 12William & Mary
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 21–1329,800–30,462[3]
October 19Vanderbiltdagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
L 20–3224,200–26,781[4]
October 26at SyracuseW 20–1235,000
November 2West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 27–628,712[5]
November 9at MarquetteW 20–74,719
November 16at Holy CrossW 14–1018,000[6]
November 23at PittsburghL 13–1444,710
  • 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. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (September 29, 1957). "Penn State Wins from Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ "Nittany Lions clip Indians in 21–13 tilt". Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt trims Penn State, 32–20". The Sunday News. October 20, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State gets 27–6 win over West Virginia". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McHugh, Roy (November 18, 1957). "Penn State Rallies to Top Holy Cross, 14-10". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.