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1965 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1965 record5–5
Head coachRip Engle (16th season)
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
New Mexico State         8 2 0
Utah State         8 2 0
Xavier         8 2 0
Texas Western         8 3 0
No. 9 Notre Dame         7 2 1
Southern Miss         7 2 0
Syracuse         7 3 0
VPI         7 3 0
Georgia Tech         7 3 1
Boston College         6 4 0
West Texas State         6 4 0
Boston University         5 3 1
Buffalo         5 3 2
Miami (FL)         5 4 1
Penn State         5 5 0
Memphis State         5 5 0
San Jose State         5 5 0
Navy         4 4 2
Colgate         4 5 1
Florida State         4 5 1
Army         4 5 1
Houston         4 5 1
Colorado State         4 6 0
Rutgers         3 6 0
Air Force         3 6 1
Pittsburgh         3 7 0
Dayton         3 7 0
Holy Cross         2 7 1
Pacific (CA)         2 8 0
Villanova         1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Penn State University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.[1] It was Rip Engle's last season as head coach of Penn State.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Michigan State
L 0–23
October 2UCLA
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 22–24
October 9at Boston College
W 17–0
October 16at SyracuseL 21–28
October 23West Virginiadagger
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 44–6
October 30at CaliforniaL 17–21
November 6Kent State
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 21–6
November 13Navy
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 14–6
November 20at PittsburghL 27–30
December 4at Maryland
W 19–7
  • daggerHomecoming

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