1965 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1965 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1965 record5–5
Head coach
  • Rip Engle (16th season)
CaptainBob Andronici
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium (capacity: 46,284)
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   8 – 2 – 0
Texas Western   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Southern Miss   –   7 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 3 – 0
VPI   –   7 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 4 – 0
West Texas State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 2
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   5 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 1
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Army   –   4 – 5 – 1
Houston   –   4 – 5 – 1
Colorado State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   3 – 6 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.[1] It was Rip Engle's last season as head coach of Penn State.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25Michigan State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 0–2346,121
October 2UCLA
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 22–2446,429
October 9at Boston College
W 17–024,300
October 16at Syracuse
L 21–2839,000
October 23West Virginiadagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 44–644,230
October 30at California
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
L 17–2136,418
November 6Kent State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 21–630,323
November 13Navy
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 14–647,163
November 20at Pittsburgh
L 27–3035,576
December 4at Maryland
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 19–724,000
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "2020 Penn State Football Media Guide". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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