1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1958 record	6–3–1
Head coach	Rip Engle (9th season)
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons

1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Air Force			–					9	–	0	–	2
No. 9 Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Oklahoma State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Notre Dame			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	1
Detroit			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					4	–	5	–	0
San Jose State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	7	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 7–14
September 27	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 43–0
October 4	at No. 5 Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 0–26
October 11	Marquette	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 40–8
October 18	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–0
October 25	Syracuse	New Beaver Field University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 6–14
November 1	Furman	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 36–0
November 8	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	T 14–14
November 15	Holy Cross	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	W 32–0
November 27	at No. 19 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 25–21
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game