1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Bob Higgins (19th season)
Captain	Joe Colone
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ←  1947 1949  →

1948 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Bucknell		New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 35–0	14,423	[1]
October 8	at Syracuse	No. 10	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 34–14	14,000
October 16	West Virginia	No. 9	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	W 37–7	17,814	[2]
October 23	No. 19 Michigan State	No. 8	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	T 14–14	24,579	[3]
October 30	at Colgate	No. 12	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 32–13	10,000	[4]
November 6	at No. 7 Penn	No. 14	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–0	71,180–78,205	[5]
November 13	Temple	No. 5	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 47–0	16,555	[6]
November 20	at Pittsburgh	No. 6	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–7	49,444–51,075	[7]
November 27	at Washington State	No. 18	Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA	W 7–0	18,000	[8] [9] [10]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	10 (2)	9 (1)	8 (1)	12 (1)	14 (1)	5 (1)	6 (3)	18	18

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. "Mich. State Ties Penn State, 14-14". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 24, 1948. p. 7 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Penn State Tops Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. United Press. October 31, 1948. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Trost, Ralph (November 7, 1948). "78,205 See Penn State Top Penn, 13-0". Brooklyn Eagle . Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Baumgartner, Stan (November 14, 1948). "Penn State Routs Outclassed Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Jack Henry (November 21, 1948). "Pitt Scores Upset Win Over State, 7–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2–6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mud battle in the offing for Washington State, Penn State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 27, 1948. p. 11.
9. Jacobs, William (November 28, 1948). "Penn State wins, 7-0, over Wash. State". Pittsburgh Press. p. 27.
10. Ashlock, Herb (November 29, 1948). "Sarboe & Co. safe; Penn State surprised". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.
11. "Penn State Football 2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Nittany Lions. p. 303. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

External links

• Game program: Penn State vs. Washington State at Tacoma – November 27, 1948