1951 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1951 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1951 record	5–4
Head coach	Rip Engle (2nd season)
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons

The 1951 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1951 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	Boston University	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 40–34
October 6	vs. Villanova	Allentown High Stadium Allentown, PA	L 14–20
October 13	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	W 15–7
October 20	No. 3 Michigan State	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	L 21–32
October 27	West Virginia	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	W 13–7
November 3	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–28
November 10	Syracuse	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	W 32–13
November 17	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 13–7
November 24	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 7–13
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game