1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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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
CaptainJim Smith
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium (capacity: 46,284)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
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
November 11at West VirginiaW 20–630,000
November 18Holy Cross
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 34–1432,746[2]
November 25at PittsburghW 47–2637,261
December 30vs. Georgia TechW 30–1550,202
  • 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. ^ 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.