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1954-55 Penn State Nittany Lions Men's Schedule and Results

Record: 18-10 (Independent)

Coach: John Egli

PS/G: 78.7 (43rd of 175)

PA/G: 70.3 (58th of 175)

SRS: 4.71 (48th of 162)

SOS: -2.71 (104th of 162)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (59-55) versus Memphis
Lost East Regional Semifinal (82-53) versus Iowa
Lost East Regional Third Place (84-59) versus Kentucky

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	Final
Penn State	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Thu, Dec 9, 1954	REG	@	NC State (10)	ACC	13.84	L	77	99		0	1	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
2	Wed, Dec 15, 1954	REG		Colgate	Ind	-3.54	W	110	75		1	1	W 1	Rec Hall
3	Sat, Dec 18, 1954	REG		Rutgers	Ind	-22.20	W	106	69		2	1	W 2	Rec Hall
4	Tue, Dec 28, 1954	REG	N	Toledo	MAC	-9.75	W	71	53		3	1	W 3
5	Thu, Dec 30, 1954	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	11.33	L	74	85		3	2	L 1	Jenison Field House
6	Wed, Jan 5, 1955	REG		Bucknell	Ind	-23.37	W	94	45		4	2	W 1	Rec Hall
7	Sat, Jan 8, 1955	REG		Navy	Ind	0.52	W	84	64		5	2	W 2	Rec Hall
8	Wed, Jan 12, 1955	REG		Syracuse	Ind	-1.60	W	107	85		6	2	W 3	Rec Hall
9	Sat, Jan 15, 1955	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Ind	-4.76	L	66	76		6	3	L 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
10	Wed, Jan 19, 1955	REG	@	Lehigh	Ind	-8.79	W	81	75		7	3	W 1	Taylor Gym
11	Sat, Jan 29, 1955	REG	@	Temple	Ind	1.70	W	84	80		8	3	W 2	Convention Hall
12	Wed, Feb 2, 1955	REG	@	West Virginia	Southern	-2.28	W	77	68	OT	9	3	W 3	Stansbury Hall
13	Sat, Feb 5, 1955	REG		Lehigh	Ind	-8.79	W	78	37		10	3	W 4	Rec Hall
14	Wed, Feb 9, 1955	REG		West Virginia	Southern	-2.28	W	84	58		11	3	W 5	Rec Hall
15	Fri, Feb 18, 1955	REG	@	Colgate	Ind	-3.54	L	59	69		11	4	L 1	Huntington Gymnasium
16	Sat, Feb 19, 1955	REG	@	Syracuse	Ind	-1.60	L	60	83		11	5	L 2	Archbold Gym
17	Wed, Feb 23, 1955	REG	@	Rutgers	Ind	-22.20	W	83	64		12	5	W 1	College Avenue Gymnasium
18	Sat, Feb 26, 1955	REG		Pittsburgh	Ind	-4.76	W	77	71		13	5	W 2	Rec Hall
19	Wed, Mar 2, 1955	REG		Pennsylvania	Ivy	2.82	L	79	85		13	6	L 1	Rec Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
20	Wed, Mar 9, 1955	NCAA	N	Memphis	Ind		W	59	55		14	6	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
21	Fri, Mar 11, 1955	NCAA	N	Iowa (5)	Big Ten	15.84	L	53	82		14	7	L 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
22	Sat, Mar 12, 1955	NCAA	N	Kentucky (2)	SEC	16.39	L	59	84		14	8	L 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena