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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-

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1881 <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

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 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Nevada	9-2	480	134	Lost 7-27				Joe Sheetketski
Notre Dame	9-0-1	320	93					Frank W. Leahy
West Virginia	9-3	257	140	Won 21-12				Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Army	8-0-1	294	89					Earl H. Red Blaik
Bowling Green	8-0-1	230	100					Robert Whittaker
Penn State	7-1-1	219	55					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Ball State	6-2	155	73					John Magnabosco
Buffalo	6-1-1	235	105					Frank Clair
Memphis	6-5	218	129					Ralph Hatley
Michigan State	6-2-2	359	130					Clarence L. Biggie Munn
Pittsburgh	6-3	119	154					Walter S. Mike Milligan
Boston College	5-2-2	152	134					Dennis E. Denny Myers
Middle Tennessee State	5-5	92	115					Charles M. Murphy
Toledo	5-6	206	225	Won 27-14				J. Neil Skip Stahley
Virginia	5-3-1	175	157					Arthur L Art Guepe
Miami	4-6	154	179					Andy Gustafson
Central Michigan	3-6	127	139					Lyle Bennett
Eastern Michigan	3-5	66	114					Elton J. Rynearson
Akron	2-6	46	146					William Houghton
Marshall	2-7-1	71	243					Cam Henderson
Temple	2-6-1	95	182					Ray Morrison
Syracuse	1-8	89	244					Reaves H. Baysinger
Charlotte	0-5	14	118					Carol Blackwell
Navy	0-8-1	77	227					George H. Sauer

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.

Great Moments in College Football History

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