Record: 8-3, .727 W-L% (16th of 111) ▪ Rank: 17th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Rip Engle (8-3)
PS/G: 23.7 (17th of 111) ▪ PA/G: 13.0 (37th of 111)
SRS: 14.19 (12th of 111) ▪ SOS: 4.74 (43rd of 111)
Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 30-15 versus Georgia Tech
| Pre | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 8 | 17 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 1961 | Sat | (7) Penn State | Navy | Ind | W | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 29, 1961 | Fri | (8) Penn State | @ | Miami (FL) | Ind | L | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Oct 6, 1961 | Fri | Penn State | @ | Boston University | Ind | W | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Oct 14, 1961 | Sat | Penn State | Army | Ind | L | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 21, 1961 | Sat | Penn State | Syracuse | Ind | W | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 28, 1961 | Sat | Penn State | California | AAWU | W | 33 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Nov 4, 1961 | Sat | Penn State | @ | Maryland | ACC | L | 17 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 11, 1961 | Sat | Penn State | @ | West Virginia | Southern | W | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 18, 1961 | Sat | Penn State | Holy Cross | Ind | W | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 25, 1961 | Sat | Penn State | @ | Pittsburgh | Ind | W | 47 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Dec 30, 1961 | Sat | Penn State | N | Georgia Tech | SEC | W | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 4 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |