1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1962 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.

1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl, L 7–17 vs. Florida
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1962 record9–2
Head coachRip Engle (13th season)
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Memphis State      8 1 0
Oregon State      9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State      9 2 0
West Texas State      9 2 0
Boston College      8 2 0
Utah State      8 2 0
Villanova      7 3 0
Buffalo      6 3 0
Oregon      6 3 1
Houston      7 4 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Holy Cross      6 4 0
Louisville      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Florida State      4 3 3
Air Force      5 5 0
Montana      5 5 0
Navy      5 5 0
Notre Dame      5 5 0
Pacific (CA)      5 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 0
Rutgers      5 5 0
Syracuse      5 5 0
Texas Western      4 5 0
New Mexico State      4 6 0
Colgate      3 5 1
Idaho      2 6 1
San Jose State      2 8 1
Boston University      2 7 0
Dayton      2 8 0
Detroit      1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons      1 9 0
Colorado State      0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 22NavyNo. 9
W 41–7
September 29Air ForceNo. 4
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 20–6
October 6at RiceNo. 4
W 18–7
October 13at ArmyNo. 3
L 6–9
October 20Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 20–19
October 27at CaliforniaW 23–21
November 3Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 23–7
November 10West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 34–6
November 17at Holy Cross
W 48–20
November 24at PittsburghNo. 9
W 16–0
December 29vs. FloridaNo. 9
L 7–17
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.


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