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-
1942 Season Highlights
Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1942 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Bucknell
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Lehigh
19
3
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Cornell
0
0
T
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Colgate
13
10
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
West Virginia
0
24
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Syracuse
18
13
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @ Pennsylvania
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Pittsburgh
14
6
W
1942 Season Totals
Record 6-1
-1
Points Scored 91
Scoring Average 11.4
Points Allowed 70
Defense Average 8.8
Opponents Record 14-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-1
-1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 6-1-1
AP
1942 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1942 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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