1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Gator Bowl, L 7–17 vs. Florida
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
1962 record	9–2
Head coach	Rip Engle (13th season)
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 46,284)
Seasons

1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Memphis State			–					8	–	1	–	0
Oregon State			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
West Texas State			–					9	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					6	–	3	–	1
Houston			–					7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	3	–	3
Air Force			–					5	–	5	–	0
Montana			–					5	–	5	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Texas Western			–					4	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	1
Idaho			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					2	–	8	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Detroit			–					1	–	8	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					1	–	9	–	0
Colorado State			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 22	Navy	No. 9	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 41–7
September 29	Air Force	No. 4	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 20–6
October 6	at Rice	No. 4	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 18–7
October 13	at Army	No. 3	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 6–9
October 20	Syracuse		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 20–19
October 27	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 23–21
November 3	Maryland		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 23–7
November 10	West Virginia		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 34–6
November 17	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 48–20
November 24	at Pittsburgh	No. 9	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 16–0
December 29	vs. Florida	No. 9	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 7–17
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game