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1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team American college football season
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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Penn | No. 19 | | W 19–14 | 21,150 | [1] |
| October 5 | No. 12 Army | | | L 13–27 | 31,979 | |
| October 12 | William & Mary | | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA
| W 21–13 | 29,800–30,462 | [2] |
| October 19 | Vanderbilt | | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA
| L 20–32 | 24,200–26,781 | [3] |
| October 26 | at Syracuse | | | W 20–12 | 35,000 | |
| November 2 | West Virginia | | - New Beaver Field
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| W 27–6 | 28,712 | [4] |
| November 9 | at Marquette | | | W 20–7 | 4,719 | |
| November 16 | at Holy Cross | | | W 14–10 | 18,000 | [5] |
| November 23 | at Pittsburgh | | | L 13–14 | 44,710 | |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (September 29, 1957). "Penn State Wins from Penn". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ "Nittany Lions clip Indians in 21–13 tilt". Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt trims Penn State, 32–20". The Sunday News. October 20, 1957. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State gets 27–6 win over West Virginia". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1957. Retrieved January 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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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