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1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Eastern champion

ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainBill Bowes
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.3Notre Dame     9 1 0
    Florida State     9 1 1
    Colgate     7 2 0
    Georgia Tech     7 3 0
    Syracuse     7 4 0
    Villanova     6 2 0
    Boston College     6 3 0
    Southern Miss     6 3 0
    New Mexico State     6 4 0
    Penn State     6 4 0
    Memphis State     5 4 0
    Utah State     5 4 1
    Holy Cross     5 5 0
    Buffalo     4 4 1
    Colorado State     5 6 0
    Air Force     4 5 1
    Miami (FL)     4 5 1
    Xavier     4 5 1
    Army     4 6 0
    Idaho     4 6 0
    West Texas State     4 6 0
    San Jose State     4 6 0
    Pittsburgh     3 5 2
    Navy     3 6 1
    Dayton     3 7 0
    Detroit     3 7 0
    Boston University     2 7 0
    Houston     2 6 1
    Texas Western     0 8 2
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver StadiuminUniversity Park, Pennsylvania.

    The team started the season poorly, giving up more than 20 points in each of four losses in their first five games before coming together defensively in the second half of the season. A total of just 24 points were given up in the final five games, helping the Nittany Lions to win out and finish the year with a winning record.

    Particularly notable for the Nittany Lions in 1964 would be a 27–0 upset shutout of #2 ranked Ohio StateatColumbus.

    Penn State lineman Glenn Ressler, a particularly stout defender who would go on to have a 10-year career in the National Football League, would receive the Maxwell Award as college football's best all-around player of 1964.[2]

    Penn State's strong play down the stretch against top-level competition was sufficient to secure for it the 1964 Lambert Trophy, awarded annually to the top collegiate football team in the East despite the school's 6–4 season record.[3]

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 19No. 10Navy
  • University Park, PA
  • L 8–2144,800
    September 26atUCLA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • L 14–2134,636
    October 3Oregon
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
  • L 14–2244,803[4]
    October 10atArmy
  • West Point, NY
  • W 6–232,268
    October 17No. 7Syracusedagger
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • L 14–2147,998
    October 24atWest Virginia
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
  • W 37–826,000[5]
    October 31Maryland
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • W 17–933,500[6]
    November 7at No. 2Ohio State
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
  • W 27–084,279[7]
    November 149:00 p.m.atHouston
  • Houston, TX
  • W 24–725,000[8]
    November 21Pittsburgh
    • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
  • W 28–050,144
    • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • References

    [edit]
    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.
  • ^ "Ressler Gains Maxwell Honors," Sunbury [PA] Daily Item, Nov. 17, 1964, p. 18.
  • ^ "Penn State Wins Lambert Trophy as Football Titleholder of East," Lancaster [PA] Intelligencer Journal, Nov. 24, 1964, p. 26.
  • ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 4, 1964). "Berry passes Oregon by Penn State, 22-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  • ^ "Penn State romps over WVA, 37–8". The Danville Register. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Penn State downs Terps, 17–9". Daily Press. November 1, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Penn State Dumps OSU From Unbeaten Ranks, 27-0". The Sunday Times Recorder. November 8, 1964. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Lions Seek 4 Straight At Houston". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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