1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1953 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainDon Malinak, Tony Rados
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA)     8 0 0
Juniata     7 0 0
No. 14 Army     7 1 1
Harvard     6 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 0
Hofstra     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 0
Yale     5 2 2
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Boston College     5 3 1
Boston University     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 1
Princeton     5 4 0
Tufts     4 3 0
Cornell     4 3 2
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Temple     4 4 1
Colgate     3 4 2
Columbia     4 5 0
Fordham     4 5 0
Villanova     4 6 0
Drexel     2 3 1
Brown     3 5 1
Penn     3 5 1
Pittsburgh     3 5 1
Dartmouth     2 7 0
Buffalo     1 5 1
Bucknell     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at WisconsinL 0–2048,374
October 3at PennL 7–1351,000[2]
October 10at Boston UniversityW 35–1312,338[3][4]
October 17SyracuseW 20–1420,712
October 24TCU 
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 27–2127,966
October 31West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 19–2024,670[5]
November 7Fordham
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 28–2113,897[6]
November 14at RutgersW 54–269,500[7]
November 21at PittsburghW 17–039,642
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, Chester L. (October 4, 1953). "Fourth-Quarter Pass Beats Penn State, 13-7". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 11, 1953). "B. U. Crushed By Penn State, 35 to 13". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 57. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Penn State Wins, 35-13". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. United Press. October 11, 1953. p. 25. Retrieved June 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "West Virginia blocks punt to win 20–19". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Keck, Harry (November 8, 1953). "Penn State Squeaks Past Fordham in 28-21 Thriller". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Burns, Joe (November 15, 1953). "Penn State Thumps Rutgers, 54-26, in Free Scoring Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.