1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1964Penn State Nittany Lions football
Eastern champion
Conference
Independent
Ranking
Coaches
No. 14
Record
6–4
Head coach
Rip Engle (15th season)
Captain
Bill Bowes
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Notre Dame
–
9
–
1
–
0
Florida State
–
9
–
1
–
1
Colgate
–
7
–
2
–
0
Georgia Tech
–
7
–
3
–
0
Syracuse
–
7
–
4
–
0
Villanova
–
6
–
2
–
0
Boston College
–
6
–
3
–
0
Southern Miss
–
6
–
3
–
0
New Mexico State
–
6
–
4
–
0
Penn State
–
6
–
4
–
0
Memphis State
–
5
–
4
–
0
Utah State
–
5
–
4
–
1
Holy Cross
–
5
–
5
–
0
Buffalo
–
4
–
4
–
1
Colorado State
–
5
–
6
–
0
Air Force
–
4
–
5
–
1
Miami (FL)
–
4
–
5
–
1
Xavier
–
4
–
5
–
1
Army
–
4
–
6
–
0
Idaho
–
4
–
6
–
0
West Texas State
–
4
–
6
–
0
San Jose State
–
4
–
6
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
3
–
5
–
2
Navy
–
3
–
6
–
1
Dayton
–
3
–
7
–
0
Detroit
–
3
–
7
–
0
Boston University
–
2
–
7
–
0
Houston
–
2
–
6
–
1
Texas Western
–
0
–
8
–
2
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
The team started the season poorly, giving up more than 20 points in each of four losses in their first five games before coming together defensively in the second half of the season. A total of just 24 points were given up in the final five games, helping the Nittany Lions to win out and finish the year with a winning record.
Particularly notable for the Nittany Lions in 1964 would be a 27–0 upset shutout of #2 ranked Ohio State at Columbus.
Penn State lineman Glenn Ressler, a particularly stout defender who would go on to have a 10-year career in the National Football League, would receive the Maxwell Award as college football's best all-around player of 1964.[2]
Penn State's strong play down the stretch against top-level competition was sufficient to secure for it the 1964 Lambert Trophy, awarded annually to the top collegiate football team in the East despite the school's 6–4 season record.[3]
^"Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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