Team Rivalry
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Illinois @ Penn State
Final
October 24, 1959 12:00 PM
Illinois
Fighting Illini
3-1 / 2-1
9
20
Penn State
Nittany Lions
5-0 / 0-0
1959 Season

New Beaver Field
University Park, PA
Capacity: 30,000
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Illinois
Penn State
Tie
0
2
0
2nd
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

12-14 Penn State
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Sep 25, 1954
Illinois

Head Coach
 Ray Eliot
Schedule
@ Indiana L 20-0 9/26/1959
vs Army W 14-20 10/3/1959
@ Ohio State W 0-9 10/10/1959
vs Minnesota W 6-14 10/17/1959
@ Penn State L 20-9 10/24/1959
vs Purdue W 7-7 10/31/1959
vs Michigan L 20-15 11/7/1959
@ Wisconsin W 6-9 11/14/1959
vs Northwestern W 0-28 11/21/1959
Illinois 1959 schedule
Illinois
has outscored their opponents
43 to 40
this season
Raymond Nusspickel's record
at Illinois
81 - 71 - 10
vs Penn State
0 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 1960
to 1960
Penn State
7 game(s)
from 1972
to 2000
Stats
Penn State

Head Coach
 Charles Engle
Schedule
@ Missouri W 8-19 9/19/1959
vs Virginia Military Institute W 0-21 9/26/1959
vs Colgate W 20-58 10/3/1959
@ Army W 11-17 10/10/1959
vs Boston University W 12-21 10/17/1959
vs Illinois W 9-20 10/24/1959
@ West Virginia W 10-28 10/31/1959
vs Syracuse L 20-18 11/7/1959
vs Holy Cross W 0-46 11/14/1959
@ Pittsburgh L 22-7 11/21/1959
vs Alabama W 0-7 12/19/1959
Penn State 1959 schedule
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
136 to 51
this season
Charles Engle's record
at Penn State
57 - 26 - 4
vs Illinois
1 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 2023
to 2024
Notes

Pre Game

@ Cleveland, OH