Penn State Football Team History
Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Founded: 1855 Stadium: Beaver Stadium Capacity: 106,537 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Charles A. Rip Engle Conference: Independent-
1959 Season Highlights
Charles A. Rip Engle enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Missouri
19
8
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Virginia Military Institute
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Colgate
58
20
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Army
17
11
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Boston University
21
12
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Illinois
20
9
W
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Oct. 31 @
West Virginia
28
10
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Syracuse
18
20
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Holy Cross
46
0
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Pittsburgh
7
22
L
Sat., Dec. 19
Alabama
7
0
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Liberty Bowl
1959 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 262
Scoring Average 23.8
Points Allowed 112
Defense Average 10.2
Opponents Record 42-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 8-2-0
AP
10 8-2-0
Coaches
10 8-2-0
UPI
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.