1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainOtto Kneidinger, Frank Reich
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Drexel     8 0 0
Trinity (CT)     7 0 0
Juniata     8 0 1
Carnegie Tech     5 1 1
Tufts     5 2 0
Boston College     5 2 1
No. 20 Army     6 3 0
Colgate     6 3 0
No. 11 Pittsburgh     7 4 0
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Syracuse     5 3 0
Penn State     5 4 0
Buffalo     4 4 1
Hofstra     3 6 0
Bucknell     2 6 1
Boston University     2 6 0
Franklin & Marshall     2 6 0
Villanova     1 9 0
Temple     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1955 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Boston UniversityW 35–020,150
October 1at No. 6 ArmyNo. 18L 6–3524,200
October 82:30 p.m.vs. VirginiaW 26–720,000[2]
October 15No. 8 Navydagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
L 14–3432,209
October 22at No. 8 West VirginiaL 7–2134,400[3]
October 29at PennW 20–028,206[4]
November 5No. 18 Syracuse
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 21–2030,321
November 12at RutgersW 34–1312,000[5]
November 19No. 15 Pittsburgh
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 0–2029,361

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. ^ Drewry, Walt (October 8, 1955). "State Gridders Face Stiff Slate". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved January 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "WVU rally spills Lions". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Good, Herb (October 30, 1955). "Pa. State Conquers Improved Penn, Scoring Twice in First 9 Minutes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State Wins over Rutgers, 34-13". Asbury Park Sunday Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. November 13, 1955. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.