1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–15 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–3
Head coach
  • Rip Engle (12th season)
CaptainJim Smith
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
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 28Californiadagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 33–1632,497
November 4at MarylandL 17–2134,000[2]
November 11at West Virginia
W 20–630,000[3]
November 18Holy Cross
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 34–1432,746[4]
November 25at PittsburghW 47–2637,261
December 30vs. Georgia TechCBSW 30–1550,202[5]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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. ^ "Terps score fast, hang on to upset Penn State, 21–17". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 5, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Penn State mauls West Virginia to win by 20 to 6". Messenger-Inquirer. November 12, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Energetic Penn State wins". Tallahassee Democrat. December 31, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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