1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl, L 7–17 vs. Florida
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainJoe Galardi
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State    8 1 0
Oregon State    9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State    9 2 0
West Texas State    9 2 0
Boston College    8 2 0
Utah State    8 2 0
Villanova    7 3 0
Buffalo    6 3 0
Oregon    6 3 1
Houston    7 4 0
Miami (FL)    7 4 0
Army    6 4 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
Louisville    6 4 0
Xavier    6 4 0
Florida State    4 3 3
Air Force    5 5 0
Montana    5 5 0
Navy    5 5 0
Notre Dame    5 5 0
Pacific (CA)    5 5 0
Pittsburgh    5 5 0
Syracuse    5 5 0
Texas Western    4 5 0
New Mexico State    4 6 0
Colgate    3 5 1
Idaho    2 6 1
San Jose State    2 8 1
Boston University    2 7 0
Dayton    2 8 0
Detroit    1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons    1 9 0
Colorado State    0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22NavyNo. 9W 41–742,653
September 29Air ForceNo. 4
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 20–645,200
October 6at RiceNo. 4W 18–735,982
October 13at ArmyNo. 3L 6–931,000
October 20Syracusedagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 20–1948,356
October 27at CaliforniaW 23–2131,500
November 3Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 23–741,384
November 10West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 34–633,212
November 17at Holy CrossW 48–2011,825[2]
November 24at PittsburghNo. 9W 16–045,149
December 29vs. FloridaNo. 9CBSL 7–1750,286[3]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 18, 1962). "Penn State Routs Holy Cross, 48-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  3. "Gators stun 'champ' Penn State". The Tampa Tribune. December 30, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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