1940 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1940 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
1940 record 6–1–1
Head coach Bob Higgins (11th season)
Home stadium New Beaver Field
1940 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Boston College      11 0 0
No. 12 Fordham      7 2 0
Penn State      6 1 1
Notre Dame      7 2 0
Navy      6 2 1
Villanova      4 5 0
Pittsburgh      3 4 1
Miami (FL)      3 7 0
Army      1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State College in the 1940 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
October 5 Bucknell New Beaver FieldState College, PA W 9–0  
October 12 West Virginiadagger New Beaver Field • State College, PA (Rivalry) W 17–13  
October 19 at Lehigh Taylor StadiumBethlehem, PA W 34–0  
October 26 at Temple Temple StadiumPhiladelphia, PA W 18–0  
November 2 South Carolina No. 18 New Beaver Field • State College, PA W 12–0  
November 9 at Syracuse No. 16 Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY (Rivalry) T 13–13  
November 16 NYU No. 20 New Beaver Field • State College, PA W 25–0  
November 23 at Pittsburgh No. 20 Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 7–20  
daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
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