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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 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Washington State	27	6	W	@ Hershey, PA
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Bucknell	54	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Fordham	75	0	W	@ New York, NY
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Syracuse	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. West Virginia	21	14	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Colgate	46	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Temple	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Navy	20	7	W	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Pittsburgh	29	0	W
Thu., Jan. 1	Southern Methodist	13	13	T	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1947 Season Totals
Record	9-0 -1
Points Scored	332
Scoring Average	33.2
Points Allowed	40
Defense Average	4.0
Opponents Record	26-38
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-0

1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
4	9-0-0	AP

1947 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Marshall	9-3	342	125					Cam Henderson
Middle Tennessee State	9-1	224	61					Charles M. Murphy
Nevada	9-2	321	154	Won 13-6				Joe Sheetketski
Notre Dame	9-0	291	52					Frank W. Leahy
Penn State	9-0-1	332	40	Tied 13-13				Robert A. Bob Higgins
Buffalo	8-1	258	79					Jim Peele
Michigan State	7-2	167	101					Clarence L. Biggie Munn
Southern Mississippi	7-3	154	102					Reed Green
Virginia	7-3	244	99					Arthur L Art Guepe
Memphis	6-2-1	238	60					Ralph Hatley
West Virginia	6-4	252	84					William F. Bill Kern
Army	5-2-2	220	68					Earl H. Red Blaik
Boston College	5-4	184	134					Dennis E. Denny Myers
Bowling Green	5-5	134	149					Robert Whittaker
Syracuse	3-6	77	167					Reaves H. Baysinger
Temple	3-6	91	128					Ray Morrison
Akron	2-6	44	162					Paul Baldacci
Central Michigan	2-5-1	136	115					Lyle Bennett
Miami	2-7-1	80	140					Jack Harding
Charlotte	1-3	45	66					Marion Woods
Eastern Michigan	1-6	29	106					Elton J. Rynearson
Navy	1-7-1	86	165					Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Pittsburgh	1-8	26	267					Walter S. Mike Milligan
Florida State	0-5	18	90					Ed Williamson

1947 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1947 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.