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1947 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1947Penn State Nittany Lions football
Cotton Bowl Classic, T 13–13 vs.SMU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record9–0–1
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4Penn State  901
No. 11Army  522
Villanova  631
Boston University  530
Boston College  540
Holy Cross  442
Syracuse  360
Temple  360
NYU  251
Colgate  152
Duquesne  280
Fordham  161
Merchant Marine  290
Pittsburgh  180
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1947 Penn State Nittany Lions football team was anAmerican football team that representedPennsylvania State University (Penn State) as an independent during the1947 college football season. In its 18th season under head coachBob Higgins, the team compiled an undefeated 9–0–1 record, shut out six opponents, outscored opponents by a total of 332 to 40, and was ranked No. 4 in the finalAP Poll. The team was 9–0 during the regular season and played No. 3SMU to a tie in the1948 Cotton Bowl Classic.[1] The team played its home games inNew Beaver Field inState College, Pennsylvania.

On defense, the team gave up an average of 4.0 points per game, the lowest total among all major college teams during the 1947 season.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs.Washington StateW 27–615,000–16,000[2]
October 4BucknellW 54–012,294[3]
October 11atFordhamNo. 12W 75–012,000[4]
October 18SyracusedaggerNo. 9
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
W 40–016,632–20,000[5]
October 25West VirginiaNo. 9
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
W 21–1420,313–22,000[6]
November 1ColgateNo. 7
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 46–014,014[7]
November 8atTempleNo. 7W 7–020,000[8]
November 15vs.NavyNo. 8W 20–725,000[9]
November 22atPittsburghNo. 5W 29–047,822–53,000[10]
January 1, 1948vs. No. 3SMUNo. 4T 13–1343,000–47,000[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also:1947 college football rankings
Ranking movements
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( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP12(1)99(1)7(2)7(2)8(3)5(6)5(1)54(1)

References

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  1. ^ab"1947 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2019.
  2. ^Chester L. Smith (September 21, 1947)."Lions Easily Defeat Washington State, 27 to 6".The Pittsburgh Press. p. 40 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^"Nittany Blanks Bucknell, 54-0: Higgins' Reserves Have Field Day".The Pittsburgh Press. October 5, 1947. p. 29 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^Hy Turkin (October 12, 1947)."Penn St., 75-0; Worst Ram Loss".The Daily News (New York City). p. 102 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^"Penn State Routs Syracuse In Last Three Quarters".The Pittsburgh Press. October 19, 1947. p. 30 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^Chester L. Smith (October 26, 1947)."Penn State Scores 21-14 Victory Over Mountaineers".The Pittsburgh Press. p. 30 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^"Penn State Whips Colgate, 46-0, and Stays Unbeaten".The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1947. p. 36 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^Stan Baumgartner (November 9, 1947)."Temple Loses to State, 7-0".The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S5 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^Stuart B. McIver (November 16, 1947)."Penn State Victor Over Navy, 20-7".The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  10. ^Chester L. Smith (November 23, 1947)."Penn State Finishes Unbeaten With 29-0 Win: Lions Overwhelm Pitt For First Perfect Season Since 1912".The Pittsburgh Press. p. 21 – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^Tex Maule (January 2, 1948)."SMU, Penn State Deadlock, 13 to 13 in Cotton Bowl".The Austin American. p. 14 – viaNewspapers.com.
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