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1952 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1952 record7–2–1
Head coachRip Engle (3rd season)
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →

The 1952 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1952 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 20Temple
W 20–13
September 27Purdue
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
T 20–20
October 4William & Mary
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 35–23
October 11at West VirginiaNo. 20
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 35–21
October 18NebraskadaggerNo. 19
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 10–0
October 25at No. 1 Michigan StateNo. 19L 7–34
November 1at No. 17 PennW 14–7
November 8at SyracuseNo. 15L 7–25
November 15Rutgers
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 7–6
November 22at No. 16 PittsburghW 17–0
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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