1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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

ConferenceIndependent
CoachesNo. 14
Record6–4
Headcoach
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1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainBill Bowes
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
 1963
1965 
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1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Notre Dame  910
Florida State  911
Colgate  720
Georgia Tech  730
Syracuse  740
Villanova  620
Boston College  630
Southern Miss  630
New Mexico State  640
Penn State  640
Memphis State  540
Utah State  541
Holy Cross  550
Buffalo  441
Colorado State  560
Air Force  451
Miami (FL)  451
Xavier  451
Army  460
West Texas State  460
San Jose State  460
Pittsburgh  352
Navy  361
Dayton  370
Detroit  370
Boston University  270
Houston  261
Texas Western  082
Rankings from AP Poll
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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 State at Columbus.

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.[1]

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.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19No. 10 NavyL 8–2144,648[3]
September 26at UCLAL 14–2134,636[4]
October 3Oregon
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 14–2244,803[5]
October 10at ArmyW 6–232,268[6]
October 17No. 7 Syracusedagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 14–2146,900[7]
October 24at West VirginiaW 37–826,000[8]
October 31Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 17–933,500[9]
November 7at No. 2 Ohio StateW 27–084,279[10]
November 149:00 p.m.at HoustonW 24–725,000[11]
November 21Pittsburgh
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 28–050,170[12]
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