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1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainJoe Sabol
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons← 19561958 →
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. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at PennNo. 19W 19–1421,150
October 5No. 12 ArmyL 13–2731,979
October 12William & Mary
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 21–1329,800–30,462
October 19Vanderbilt
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
L 20–3224,200–26,781
October 26at SyracuseW 20–1235,000
November 2West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 27–628,712
November 9at MarquetteW 20–74,719
November 16at Holy CrossW 14–1018,000
November 23at PittsburghL 13–1444,710
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  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.
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