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1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainJoe Colone
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 1 – 1
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 1
Duquesne   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Hofstra   –   0 – 6 – 2
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   1 – 8 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1948 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Bucknell
W 35–014,423[1]
October 8at SyracuseNo. 10
W 34–1414,000
October 16West VirginiaNo. 9
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
W 37–717,814[2]
October 23No. 19 Michigan StatedaggerNo. 8
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
T 14–1424,579[3]
October 30at ColgateNo. 12
W 32–1310,000[4]
November 6at No. 7 PennNo. 14
W 13–071,180–78,205[5]
November 13TempleNo. 5
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 47–016,555[6]
November 20at PittsburghNo. 6
L 0–749,444–51,075[7]
November 27at Washington StateNo. 18
W 7–018,000[8][9][10]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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See also: 1948 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP10 (2)9 (1)8 (1)12 (1)14 (1)5 (1)6 (3)1818

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Wins, 35 to 0, over Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 3, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Penn State rolls over W. Virginia, 37–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 17, 1948. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mich. State Ties Penn State, 14-14". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 24, 1948. p. 7 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn State Tops Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. United Press. October 31, 1948. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Trost, Ralph (November 7, 1948). "78,205 See Penn State Top Penn, 13-0". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 14, 1948). "Penn State Routs Outclassed Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Henry (November 21, 1948). "Pitt Scores Upset Win Over State, 7–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2–6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mud battle in the offing for Washington State, Penn State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 27, 1948. p. 11.
  9. ^ Jacobs, William (November 28, 1948). "Penn State wins, 7-0, over Wash. State". Pittsburgh Press. p. 27.
  10. ^ Ashlock, Herb (November 29, 1948). "Sarboe & Co. safe; Penn State surprised". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.
  11. ^ "Penn State Football 2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Nittany Lions. p. 303. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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