1954 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1954 Penn State Nittany Lions football Independent 16 20 7–2 Rip Engle 5th Don Balthaser Jim Garrity New Beaver Field The 1954 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1954 AP Eastern September 25 w y Illinois 6 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL 14–12 54,094 October 2 w y 10 Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY rivalry 13–0 18,000 October 9 w 12 Virginia New Beaver Field University Park, PA 34–7 21,820 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-fleet-penn-state-run/138090258/ The Greenville News Fleet Penn State runners key 34–7 decision over Virginia October 10, 1954 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 l y 9 West Virginia 14 New Beaver Field University Park, PA rivalry 14–19 32,221–32,384 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-west-virginia-tops-unbeaten/138086446/ Sunday News West Virginia tops unbeaten Lions by 19–14 October 17, 1954 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 23 l y TCU 20 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 7–20 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orange-leader-horned-frogs-beat-penn/168466913/ The Orange Leader Horned Frogs beat Penn State 20–7 October 24, 1954 March 20, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 35–13 33,146 Penn State Rolls over Penn, 35-13 Carl Hughes October 31, 1954 sect. 4, p. 1 The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67822547/1954-penn-psu/ November 6 w Holy Cross New Beaver Field University Park, PA 39–7 25,383 Lions Crush Holy Cross, 39-7 Carl Hughes November 7, 1954 sect. 4, p. 1 The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67823221/1954-holy-cross-psu/ November 13 w Rutgers New Beaver Field University Park, PA 37–14 16,623 Lions Wallop Rutgers, 37-14 Chester L. Smith November 14, 1954 sect. 4, p. 1 The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67854477/1954-rutgers-psu/ November 20 w y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 13–0 47,266 References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football