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1961 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results

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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

AP Poll Summary

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

11 Games

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)