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-
1948 Season Highlights
Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Bucknell
35
0
W
Fri., Oct. 8 @
Syracuse
34
14
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
West Virginia
37
7
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Michigan State
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Colgate
32
13
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Pennsylvania
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Temple
47
0
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Pittsburgh
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Washington State
7
0
W
@ Tacoma, WA
1948 Season Totals
Record 7-1
-1
Points Scored 219
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 55
Defense Average 6.1
Opponents Record 28-27
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
-1
Away Record 4-1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
18 7-1-1
AP
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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