1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football Independent 14 6–4 Rip Engle 15th Bill Bowes Beaver Stadium Eastern champion The 1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during 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. 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."Ressler Gains Maxwell Honors," Sunbury [PA] Daily Item, Nov. 17, 1964, p. 18. 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."Penn State Wins Lambert Trophy as Football Titleholder of East," Lancaster [PA] Intelligencer Journal, Nov. 24, 1964, p. 26. Schedule 1964 AP Eastern September 19 l Navy 10 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA 8–21 44,648 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-navy-whips-penn-state/193425516/ The Miami Herald Navy whips Penn State, 21–8 September 20, 1964 March 15, 2026 Newspapers.com September 26 l y UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 14–21 34,636 Wolf Al It wasn't easy, but Bruins win one, too https://www.proquest.com/docview/155004039 The Los Angeles Times September 27, 1964 155004039 October 3 l Oregon Beaver Stadium University Park, PA 14–22 44,803 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xftVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6240%2C521987 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Uhrhammer Jerry Berry passes Oregon by Penn State, 22-14 October 4, 1964 1B October 10 w y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY 6–2 32,268 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-penn-state-surprises-army-6/193426759/ Tulsa Daily World Penn State surprises Army, 6–2 October 11, 1964 March 15, 2026 Newspapers.com October 17 l y Syracuse 7 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry 14–21 46,900 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-syracuse-scores-over-penn-stat/193445586/ Trenton Evening Times Syracuse scores over Penn State October 18, 1964 March 15, 2026 Newspapers.com October 24 w y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry 37–8 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-penn-state-rom/139182421/ The Danville Register Penn State romps over WVA, 37–8 October 25, 1964 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 w Maryland Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry 17–9 33,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-penn-state-downs-terps-179/139188255/ Daily Press Penn State downs Terps, 17–9 November 1, 1964 January 20, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 w y Ohio State 2 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry 27–0 84,279 Penn State Dumps OSU From Unbeaten Ranks, 27–0 The Sunday Times Recorder November 8, 1964 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38644020/penn_state_dumps_osu_from_unbeaten/ Newspapers.com November 14 9:00 p.m. w y Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX 24–7 25,000 Lions Seek 4 Straight At Houston https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78929840/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 14, 1964 12 June 3, 2021 Newspapers.com November 21 w Pittsburgh Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry 28–0 50,170 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-penn-state-troun/193426481/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Penn State trounces Pitt by 28 to 0 November 22, 1964 March 15, 2026 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1964 Penn State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/295535 NCAA Statistics National Collegiate Athletic Association March 15, 2026 References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football