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-
1960 Season Highlights
Charles A. Rip Engle enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1960 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Boston University
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Missouri
8
21
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Army
27
16
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Syracuse
15
21
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Illinois
8
10
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
West Virginia
34
13
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Maryland
28
9
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Holy Cross
33
8
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Pittsburgh
14
3
W
Sat., Dec. 17
Oregon
41
12
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Liberty Bowl
1960 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 228
Scoring Average 22.8
Points Allowed 113
Defense Average 11.3
Opponents Record 46-27
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 3-2
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
16 6-3-0
AP
1960 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1960 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.