1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Colone
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
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.[1] The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Bucknell
W 35–014,423[2]
October 8at SyracuseNo. 10
W 34–1414,000
October 16West VirginiaNo. 9
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
W 37–717,814
October 23No. 19 Michigan StatedaggerNo. 8
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
T 14–1424,579
October 30at ColgateNo. 12
W 32–1310,000[3]
November 6at No. 7 PennNo. 14
W 13–071,180–78,205[4]
November 13TempleNo. 5
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 47–016,555[5]
November 20at PittsburghNo. 6
L 0–749,444
November 27at Washington StateNo. 18
W 7–018,000[6][7][8]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP10 (2)9 (1)8 (1)12 (1)14 (1)5 (1)6 (3)1818

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Penn State Wins, 35 to 0, over Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 3, 1948. p. 32 – 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. ^ "Mud battle in the offing for Washington State, Penn State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 27, 1948. p. 11.
  7. ^ Jacobs, William (November 28, 1948). "Penn State wins, 7-0, over Wash. State". Pittsburgh Press. p. 27.
  8. ^ Ashlock, Herb (November 29, 1948). "Sarboe & Co. safe; Penn State surprised". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.

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