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American college football season
The 1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the
Pennsylvania State University in the
1948 college football season.
[1] The team was coached by
Bob Higgins and played its home games in
New Beaver Field in
State College, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 2 |
Bucknell | | | W 35–0 | 14,423 |
[2] |
October 8 | at
Syracuse | No. 10 | | W 34–14 | 14,000 | |
October 16 |
West Virginia | No. 9 | - New Beaver Field
- State College, PA (
rivalry)
| W 37–7 | 17,814 | |
October 23 | No. 19
Michigan State![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 8 | - New Beaver Field
- State College, PA (
rivalry)
| T 14–14 | 24,579 | |
October 30 | at
Colgate | No. 12 | | W 32–13 | 10,000 |
[3] |
November 6 | at No. 7
Penn | No. 14 | | W 13–0 | 71,180–78,205 |
[4] |
November 13 |
Temple | No. 5 | - New Beaver Field
- State College, PA
| W 47–0 | 16,555 |
[5] |
November 20 | at
Pittsburgh | No. 6 | | L 0–7 | 49,444 | |
November 27 | at
Washington State | No. 18 | | W 7–0 | 18,000 |
[6]
[7]
[8] |
Homecoming- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 10 (2) | 9 (1) | 8 (1) | 12 (1) | 14 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (3) | 18 | 18 |
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References
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"Penn State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
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"Penn State Wins, 35 to 0, over Bucknell".
The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 3, 1948. p. 32 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Penn State Tops Colgate".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa.
United Press. October 31, 1948. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Trost, Ralph (November 7, 1948).
"78,205 See Penn State Top Penn, 13-0".
Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 27 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 14, 1948).
"Penn State Routs Outclassed Temple".
The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^
"Mud battle in the offing for Washington State, Penn State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 27, 1948. p. 11.
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^ Jacobs, William (November 28, 1948).
"Penn State wins, 7-0, over Wash. State". Pittsburgh Press. p. 27.
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^ Ashlock, Herb (November 29, 1948).
"Sarboe & Co. safe; Penn State surprised". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.
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