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1954 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 20
1954 record7–2
Head coachRip Engle (5th season)
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →

The 1954 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1954 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25at No. 6 IllinoisW 14–12
October 2at SyracuseNo. 10W 13–0
October 9VirginiaNo. 12
W 34–7
October 16No. 14 West VirginiadaggerNo. 9
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
L 14–19
October 23at No. 20 TCUL 7–20
October 30at PennW 35–13
November 6Holy Cross
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 39–7
November 13Rutgers
  • New Beaver Field
  • University Park, PA
W 37–14
November 20at PittsburghW 13–0
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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