1944 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1944 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn R. Chuckran
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army     9 0 0
Yale     7 0 1
Harvard     5 1 0
Bucknell     7 2 1
Penn State     6 3 0
Penn     5 3 0
Boston College     4 3 0
Cornell     5 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Drexel     2 2 0
Pittsburgh     4 5 0
Brown     3 4 1
Temple     2 4 2
Syracuse     2 4 1
Princeton     1 2 0
Dartmouth     2 5 1
Colgate     2 5 0
NYU     2 5 0
Columbia     2 6 0
Tufts     1 4 1
Franklin & Marshall     1 8 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1944 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games at New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30MuhlenbergW 58–132,799
October 7at NavyL 14–55
October 14Bucknelldagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 20–64,753[2]
October 21at ColgateW 6–03,000[3]
October 28West Virginia
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
L 27–285,534[4]
November 4at SyracuseW 41–0
November 11at TempleW 7–612,000[5]
November 18Maryland
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
W 34–19[6]
November 25at PittsburghL 0–148,840[7]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Penn State Beats Bucknell, 20-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 15, 1944. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Chuckran's 50-Yard Punt Return Sinks Colgate for Penn State, 6-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Virginia defeats Penn State, 28 to 27". The Portsmouth Star. October 29, 1944. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 12, 1944). "Penn State Beats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Penn State scores in every quarter to wallop Maryland, 34 to 19". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Keck, Harry (November 26, 1944). "Panthers Win On 93-Yard Run". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-2. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.