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1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainSam Valentine
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Miami (FL)     8 1 1
No. 16 Navy     6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse     7 2 0
Air Force     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh     7 3 1
Pacific (CA)     6 3 1
Army     5 3 1
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Villanova     5 4 0
Boston College     5 4 0
Florida State     5 4 1
Cincinnati     4 5 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Dayton     4 6 0
Drake     3 6 0
San Jose State     2 7 1
Texas Tech     2 7 1
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Boston University     1 5 2
Marquette     0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1956 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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at PennW 34–023,390[2]
October 8at No. 15 ArmyL 7–1424,195
October 13Holy CrossdaggerW 43–024,870–25,828[3]
October 20at No. 5 Ohio StateW 7–682,584
October 27West VirginiaNo. 18
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 16–627,814–29,244[4]
November 3at No. 17 SyracuseNo. 12L 9–1335,475
November 10Boston University
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 40–729,094
November 17NC State
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 14–722,864[5]
November 24at No. 14 PittsburghT 7–751,308
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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. ^ Effrat, Louis (September 30, 1956). "Penn Team Routed by Penn State, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. ^ Smith, Chester L. (October 14, 1956). "Penn State Wallops Holy Cross, 43-0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Early Penn State drive tops West Virginia gridders, 16–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State score downs 'Pack in last 15 seconds". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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