1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Gator Bowl, L 7-17 vs. Florida
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#9
1962 record	9–2
Head coach	Rip Engle (13th year)
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 46,284)

1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Memphis State			–					8	–	1	–	0
Oregon State			–					9	–	2	–	0
#9 Penn State			–					9	–	2	–	0
West Texas A&M			–					9	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	2	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oregon			–					6	–	3	–	1
Houston			–					7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	4	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	3	–	3
Air Force			–					5	–	5	–	0
Montana			–					5	–	5	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pacific			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
UTEP			–					4	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	1
Idaho			–					2	–	6	–	1
San Jose State			–					2	–	8	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					2	–	8	–	0
Detroit			–					1	–	8	–	0
Hardin-Simmons			–					1	–	9	–	0
Colorado State			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1962 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 22	Navy	#9	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	W 41–7
September 29	Air Force	#4	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	W 20–6
October 6	at Rice	#4	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 18–7
October 13	at Army	#3	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 6–9
October 20	Syracuse		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	W 20–19
October 27	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 23–21
November 3	Maryland		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	W 23–7
November 10	West Virginia		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	W 34–6
November 17	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	W 48–20
November 24	at Pittsburgh	#9	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)	W 16–0
December 29	vs. Florida	#9	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 7–17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.