1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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The 1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1955 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Headcoach
Captains
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1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
 1954
1956 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1955 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred  800
Drexel  800
Trinity (CT)  700
Juniata  801
Carnegie Tech  511
Tufts  520
Boston College  521
No. 20 Army  630
Colgate  630
No. 11 Pittsburgh  740
Holy Cross  640
Syracuse  530
Penn State  540
Buffalo  441
Hofstra  360
Bucknell  261
Boston University  260
Franklin & Marshall  260
Villanova  190
Temple  080
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Boston UniversityW 35–020,150
October 1at No. 6 ArmyNo. 18L 6–3524,200
October 82:30 p.m.vs. VirginiaW 26–720,000[1]
October 15No. 8 Navydagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
L 14–3432,209–33,112
October 22at No. 8 West VirginiaL 7–2134,400[2]
October 29at PennW 20–028,206[3]
November 5No. 18 Syracuse
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 21–2030,321
November 12at RutgersW 34–1312,000[4]
November 19No. 15 Pittsburgh
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 0–2028,361–31,200[5]
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