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1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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The 1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Headcoach
Captains
  • Don Malinak
  • Tony Rados
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1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Don Malinak
  • Tony Rados
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Westminster (PA) – 8–0–0
Juniata – 7–0–0
No. 14 Army – 7–1–1
Franklin & Marshall – 5–2–0
Hofstra – 6–3–0
Penn State – 6–3–0
Carnegie Tech – 5–3–0
Boston College – 5–3–1
Boston University – 5–3–1
Syracuse – 5–3–1
Tufts – 4–3–0
Holy Cross – 5–5–0
Temple – 4–4–1
Colgate – 3–4–2
Fordham – 4–5–0
Villanova – 4–6–0
Drexel – 2–3–1
Pittsburgh – 3–5–1
Buffalo – 1–5–1
Bucknell – 1–8–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at WisconsinL 0–2048,374
October 3at PennL 7–1351,000[1]
October 10at Boston UniversityW 35–1312,338[2][3]
October 17SyracuseW 20–1420,712
October 24TCUdagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 27–2127,966[4]
October 31West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 19–2024,670[5]
November 7Fordham
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 28–2113,897[6]
November 14at RutgersW 54–269,500[7]
November 21at PittsburghW 17–039,642
  • daggerHomecoming
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