1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
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| 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
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Liberty Bowl, W 7-0 vs. Alabama
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #10 |
| AP | #12 |
| 1959 record | 9–2 |
| Head coach | Rip Engle (10th year) |
| Home stadium | New Beaver Field |
The 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1959 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 19 | at Missouri | Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO | W 19–8 | ||||||
| September 26 | VMI | #18 | New Beaver Field • University Park, PA | W 21–0 | |||||
| October 3 | Colgate | New Beaver Field • University Park, PA | W 58–20 | ||||||
| October 10 | at Army | #16 | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 17–11 | |||||
| October 17 | Boston University |
#10 | New Beaver Field • University Park, PA | W 21–12 | |||||
| October 24 | vs. #13 Illinois | #8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, OH | W 20–9 | |||||
| October 31 | at West Virginia | #7 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) | W 28–10 | |||||
| November 7 | #4 Syracuse | #7 | New Beaver Field • University Park, PA (Rivalry) | L 18–20 | |||||
| November 14 | Holy Cross | #10 | New Beaver Field • University Park, PA | W 46–0 | |||||
| November 21 | at Pittsburgh | #7 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) | L 7–22 | |||||
| December 19 | vs. #11 Alabama | #14 | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium • Philadelphia, PA (Liberty Bowl) | W 7–0 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
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