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1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Rip Engle (7th season)
Captain	Sam Valentine
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No.6Miami (FL)		–		8	–	1	–	1
No.16Navy		–		6	–	1	–	2
No.8Syracuse		–		7	–	2	–	0
Air Force		–		6	–	2	–	1
Penn State		–		6	–	2	–	1
No.13Pittsburgh		–		7	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)		–		6	–	3	–	1
Army		–		5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	3	–	1
Villanova		–		5	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		4	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	6	–	0
Drake		–		3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State		–		2	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech		–		2	–	7	–	1
Notre Dame		–		2	–	8	–	0
Boston University		–		1	–	5	–	2
Marquette		–		0	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1956 college football season.^[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver FieldinUniversity Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	atPenn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–0	23,390	^[2]
October 8	at No. 15Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–14	24,195
October 13	Holy Cross		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 43–0	24,870–25,828	^[3]
October 20	at No. 5Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 7–6	82,584
October 27	West Virginia	No. 18	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 16–6	27,814–29,244	^[4]
November 3	at No. 17Syracuse	No. 12	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 9–13	35,475
November 10	Boston University		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 40–7	29,094
November 17	NC State		New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 14–7	22,864	^[5]
November 24	at No. 14Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	T 7–7	51,308
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

^ Effrat, Louis (September 30, 1956). "Penn Team Routed by Penn State, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

^ Smith, Chester L. (October 14, 1956). "Penn State Wallops Holy Cross, 43-0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Early Penn State drive tops West Virginia gridders, 16–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Penn State score downs 'Pack in last 15 seconds". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Penn State Nittany Lions football
Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Old Ironsides Pittsburgh Syracuse West Virginia
Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game Child sex abuse scandal 2016 Ohio State game Paterno White Out 2021 Illinois game
People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882–1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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