1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1958

| team = Penn State Nittany Lions

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 6–3–1

| head_coach = Rip Engle

| hc_year = 9th

| captain = Steve Garban

| stadium = New Beaver Field

}}

The 1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1958 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1958

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| score = 7–14

| attend = 30,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Penn

| site_stadium = Franklin Field

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 43–0

| attend = 19,549

| source = {{cite news |title=Penn State's Attack on Ground Crushes Penn Team, 43 to 0 |first=Gordon S. Jr. |last=White |date=September 28, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Army

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 0–26

| attend = 27,250

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Marquette

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| score = 40–8

| attend = 22,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Boston University

| site_stadium = Nickerson Field

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 34–0

| attend = 11,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = l

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–14

| attend = 27,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = w

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| score = 36–0

| attend = 23,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83902178/lions-wallop-furman-360/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Lions wallop Furman, 36–0|date=November 2, 1958|accessdate=August 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 14–14

| attend = 26,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-west-virginias-rally-ties-p/138973635/|work=Daily Press|title=West Virginia's rally ties Penn State, 14–14|date=November 9, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| opponent = Holy Cross

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| score = 32–0

| attend = 18,800–20,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Lions Halt Crusaders' Tom Greene |first=Chester L. |last=Smith |date=November 16, 1958 |at=sect. 4, p. 1 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68207803/1958-holy-cross-psu/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 25–21

| attend = 39,479

}}

References

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