1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Colone
Home stadium New Beaver Field
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Army  – 8 –0 –1
Penn State  – 7 –1 –1
Buffalo  – 6 –1 –1
Villanova  – 8 –2 –1
Boston University  – 6 –2 –0
Boston College  – 5 –2 –2
Pittsburgh  – 6 –3 –0
Franklin & Marshall  – 5 –3 –1
CCNY  – 3 –4 –1
Tufts  – 3 –4 –1
Colgate  – 3 –6 –0
Fordham  – 3 –6 –0
NYU  – 3 –6 –0
Temple  – 2 –6 –1
Duquesne  – 2 –7 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 1 –7 –0
Hofstra  – 0 –6 –2
Bucknell  – 1 –8 –0
Syracuse  – 1 –8 –0
Drexel  – 0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1948 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Bucknell
W 35–014,423 [1]
October 8at Syracuse No. 10
W 34–1414,000
October 16 West Virginia No. 9
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
W 37–717,814 [2]
October 23No. 19 Michigan State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 8
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
T 14–1424,579
October 30at Colgate No. 12
W 32–1310,000 [3]
November 6at No. 7 Penn No. 14
W 13–071,180–78,205 [4]
November 13 Temple No. 5
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 47–016,555 [5]
November 20at Pittsburgh No. 6
L 0–749,444–51,075 [6]
November 27at Washington State No. 18
W 7–018,000 [7] [8] [9]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP 10 (2)9 (1)8 (1)12 (1)14 (1)5 (1)6 (3)1818

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References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Wins, 35 to 0, over Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. October 3, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Penn State rolls over W. Virginia, 37–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 17, 1948. Retrieved July 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Penn State Tops Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. United Press. October 31, 1948. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Trost, Ralph (November 7, 1948). "78,205 See Penn State Top Penn, 13-0". Brooklyn Eagle . Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Baumgartner, Stan (November 14, 1948). "Penn State Routs Outclassed Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Jack Henry (November 21, 1948). "Pitt Scores Upset Win Over State, 7–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mud battle in the offing for Washington State, Penn State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 27, 1948. p. 11.
  8. ↑ Jacobs, William (November 28, 1948). "Penn State wins, 7-0, over Wash. State". Pittsburgh Press. p. 27.
  9. ↑ Ashlock, Herb (November 29, 1948). "Sarboe & Co. safe; Penn State surprised". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.
  10. ↑ "Penn State Football 2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Nittany Lions. p. 303. Retrieved January 16, 2025.


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