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-
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
Record 6-1
-1
Points Scored 135
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 46
Defense Average 5.8
Opponents Record 17-22
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-1
-1
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.