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1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–15 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 17
1961 record 8–3
Head coach Rip Engle (12th year)
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#15 Rutgers         9 0 0
#17 Arizona         8 1 1
Memphis State         8 2 0
Southern Miss         8 2 0
Villanova         8 2 0
#17 Penn State         8 3 0
#14 Syracuse         8 3 0
Holy Cross         7 3 0
Navy         7 3 0
Miami (FL)         7 4 0
Army         6 4 0
San Jose State         6 4 0
Xavier         6 4 0
Colgate         5 4 0
Detroit         5 4 0
Pacific         5 4 0
Houston         5 4 1
Notre Dame         5 5 0
Oregon State         5 5 0
Florida State         4 5 1
Boston University         4 5 0
Boston College         4 6 0
Oregon         4 6 0
Air Force         3 7 0
Pittsburgh         3 7 0
Washington State         3 7 0
Idaho         2 7 0
Dayton         2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1961 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.


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