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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  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Colgate  0   7   L    @ Buffalo, NY   
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Bucknell  27   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Temple  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Lehigh  40   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ New York University  42   0   W    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Syracuse  34   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. West Virginia  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Pittsburgh  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ South Carolina  19   12   W       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored200
  Scoring Average22.2
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average8.7
  Opponents Record23-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-2
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1941 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 2-65882   J.O. Christian
Notre Dame 8-0-118964   Frank W. Leahy
Virginia 8-127942   Frank J. Murray
Western Michigan 8-018327   Mitchell Gary
Boston College 7-3235106   Dennis E. Denny Myers
East Carolina 7-015920   John Christenbury
Navy 7-1-119234   Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State 7-220078   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple 7-2176146   Ray Morrison
Cincinnati 6-319445   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Army 5-3-110587   Earl H. Red Blaik
Michigan State 5-3-115077   Charles W. Bachman
Ohio 5-2-110842   Don Peden
Syracuse 5-2-119086   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Central Michigan 4-34482   Ron Finch
West Virginia 4-685126   William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo 3-4-15575   Jim Peele
Nevada 3-5-1100114   James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh 3-682171   Charles W. Bowser
Georgia Southern 2-837229   Crook Smith
Massachusetts 3-4-193120   Walter Hargesheimer
Miami Ohio 2-798176   Frank Wilton
Eastern Michigan 0-5-21265   Elton J. Rynearson

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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