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-
1951 Season Highlights
Charles A. Rip Engle enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Boston University
40
34
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Villanova
14
20
L
@ Allentown, PA
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Nebraska
15
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Michigan State
21
32
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
West Virginia
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Purdue
0
28
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Syracuse
32
13
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Rutgers
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Pittsburgh
7
13
L
1951 Season Totals
Record 5-4
Points Scored 155
Scoring Average 17.2
Points Allowed 161
Defense Average 17.9
Opponents Record 32-32
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-2
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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