1949 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1949 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
1949 record 5–4
Head coach Joe Bedenk (1st season)
Home stadium New Beaver Field
1949 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame      10 0 0
Penn State      5 4 0
Syracuse      4 5 0
Drexel      3 3 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1950 college football season. The team was coached by Joe Bedenk. He was named head coach after coaching the offensive line for several years. After a single 5–4 season.,[1] Bedenk requested a return to coaching the offensive line, and Penn State brought in Rip Engle as head coach. The team played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 24 Villanova New Beaver FieldState College, PA L 6–27  
October 1 at Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY L 7–42  
October 8 Boston College New Beaver Field • State College, PA W 32–14  
October 15 Nebraskadagger New Beaver Field • State College, PA W 22–7  
October 22 at No. 15 Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Rivalry) L 0–24  
October 29 Syracuse New Beaver Field • State College, PA (Rivalry) W 33–21  
November 5 at West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Rivalry) W 34–14  
November 12 at Temple Temple StadiumPhiladelphia, PA W 28–7  
November 19 at Pittsburgh Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 0–19  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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