The Penn State Nittany Lions were 8-2 in 1959. They emerged victorious over the Alabama Crimson Tide, 7 to 0, in the Liberty Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 262 | 3,248 | 664 | 4.9 | 2,084 | 503 | 4.1 | 1,164 | 161 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 13th | 22nd | 14th | 18th | 25th | 18th | 32nd | 48th | 18th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 112 | 2,653 | 4.4 | 1,573 | 425 | 3.7 | 1,080 | 183 | 5.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 70th | 67th | 70th | 53rd | 30th | 72nd | 74th | 89th | 56th | ||||||||||
Net | +150 | +595 | +664 | +0.5 | +511 | +78 | +0.4 | +84 | -22 | +1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 8th | 24th | 22nd | 35th | 25th | 21st | 37th | 50th | 74th | 25th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |