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1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
| 1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football |
|---|
| Independent |
| No. 14 |
| 6–4 |
| Rip Engle (15th season) |
| Bill Bowes |
| Beaver Stadium |
The 1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. 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.
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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | No. 10 Navy | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | L 8–21 | 44,648 | ||
| September 26 | at UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | L 14–21 | 34,636 | ||
| October 3 | Oregon | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | L 14–22 | 44,803 | ||
| October 10 | at Army | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | W 6–2 | 32,268 | ||
| October 17 | No. 7 Syracuse | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | L 14–21 | 46,900 | ||
| October 24 | at West Virginia | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (rivalry) | W 37–8 | 26,000 | ||
| October 31 | Maryland | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | W 17–9 | 33,500 | ||
| November 7 | at No. 2 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) | W 27–0 | 84,279 | ||
| November 14 | 9:00 p.m. | at Houston | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | W 24–7 | 25,000 | |
| November 21 | Pittsburgh | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | W 28–0 | 50,170 | ||
| HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern timeSource: |
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