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-
1957 Season Highlights
Charles A. Rip Engle enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1957 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Pennsylvania
19
14
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Army
13
27
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. William & Mary
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Vanderbilt
20
32
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Syracuse
20
12
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
West Virginia
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Marquette
20
7
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Holy Cross
14
10
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Pittsburgh
13
14
L
1957 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 167
Scoring Average 18.6
Points Allowed 135
Defense Average 15.0
Opponents Record 28-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 4-1
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1957 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1957 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.