1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Alabama
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainPat Botula
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Syracuse    11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State    9 2 0
Oregon    8 2 0
Detroit    6 4 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
Miami (FL)    6 4 0
Oklahoma State    6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh    6 4 0
Washington State    6 4 0
Boston College    5 4 0
Pacific (CA)    5 4 0
Air Force    5 4 1
Navy    5 4 1
Army    4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame    5 5 0
Boston University    4 5 0
Florida State    4 6 0
San Jose State    4 6 0
Texas Tech    4 6 0
Dayton    3 7 0
Marquette    3 7 0
Oregon State    3 7 0
Colgate    2 7 0
Idaho    1 9 0
Villanova    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1959 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.