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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Robert A. Bob Higgins
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Bucknell  9   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. West Virginia  17   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Lehigh  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Temple  18   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. South Carolina  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Syracuse  13   13   T       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. New York University  25   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Pittsburgh  7   20   L       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -1
  Points Scored135
  Scoring Average16.9
  Points Allowed46
  Defense Average5.8
  Opponents Record17-22
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-1 -1
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 4-46789   J.O. Christian
Boston College 11-033965Won  19-13  Frank W. Leahy
Notre Dame 7-216867   Elmer F. Layden
Navy 6-2-110646   Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State 6-1-113546   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Cincinnati 5-3-113248   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
East Carolina 5-314370   John Christenbury
Ohio 5-2-28932   Don Peden
Central Michigan 4-3-18860   Ron Finch
Nevada 4-4-125979   James W. Jim Aiken
Temple 4-4-1155113   Ray Morrison
Virginia 4-5117103   Frank J. Murray
West Virginia 4-4-112794   William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo 3-547116   Jim Peele
Georgia Southern 3-591184   Crook Smith
Massachusetts 1-833142   Elbert Carraway
Michigan State 3-4-110876   Charles W. Bachman
Pittsburgh 3-4-185102   Charles W. Bowser
Syracuse 3-4-1114134   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Western Michigan 2-577117   Mitchell Gary
Army 1-7-154197   William H. Wood
Eastern Michigan 1-5-134125   Elton J. Rynearson
Miami Ohio 0-7-132200   Frank Wilton

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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