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1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainSteve Garban
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons← 19571959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Air Force   –   9 – 0 – 2
No. 9 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1958 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at NebraskaL 7–1430,000
September 27at PennW 43–019,549
October 4at No. 5 ArmyL 0–2627,250
October 11MarquetteW 40–822,000
October 18at Boston UniversityW 34–011,000
October 25Syracuse
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 6–1427,000
November 1Furman
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 36–023,000
November 8at West VirginiaT 14–1426,000
November 15Holy Cross
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 32–018,800–20,000
November 27at No. 19 PittsburghW 25–2139,479
  • 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. White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 28, 1958). "Penn State's Attack on Ground Crushes Penn Team, 43 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. "Lions wallop Furman, 36–0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Virginia's rally ties Penn State, 14–14". Daily Press. November 9, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Smith, Chester L. (November 16, 1958). "Lions Halt Crusaders' Tom Greene". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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