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1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainSam Valentine
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 16 Navy   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 3 – 1
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 3 – 1
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 1
Villanova   –   5 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   4 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drake   –   3 – 6 – 0
San Jose State   –   2 – 7 – 1
Texas Tech   –   2 – 7 – 1
Notre Dame   –   2 – 8 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 2
Marquette   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1956 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Penn
W 34–023,390[1]
October 8at No. 15 Army
L 7–1424,195
October 13Holy Crossdagger
W 43–024,870–25,828[2]
October 20at No. 5 Ohio State
W 7–682,584
October 27West VirginiaNo. 18
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 16–627,814–29,244[3]
November 3at No. 17 SyracuseNo. 12
L 9–1335,475
November 10Boston University
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 40–729,094
November 17NC State
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 14–722,864[4]
November 24at No. 14 Pittsburgh
T 7–751,308
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ Effrat, Louis (September 30, 1956). "Penn Team Routed by Penn State, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  2. ^ Smith, Chester L. (October 14, 1956). "Penn State Wallops Holy Cross, 43-0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Early Penn State drive tops West Virginia gridders, 16–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn State score downs 'Pack in last 15 seconds". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team