1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
1955 record 5–4
Head coach Rip Engle (6th year)
Home stadium New Beaver Field

The 1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1955 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 24 Boston University New Beaver FieldUniversity Park, PA W 35–0  
October 1 at No. 6 Army No. 18 Michie StadiumWest Point, NY L 6–35  
October 8 vs. Virginia City StadiumRichmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl) W 26–7  
October 15 No. 8 Navydagger New Beaver Field • University Park, PA L 14–34  
October 22 at No. 8 West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Rivalry) L 7–21  
October 29 at Pennsylvania Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA W 20–0  
November 5 No. 18 Syracuse New Beaver Field • University Park, PA (Rivalry) W 21–20  
November 12 at Rutgers Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ W 34–13  
November 19 No. 15 Pittsburgh New Beaver Field • University Park, PA (Rivalry) L 0–20  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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