1941 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1941 Penn State Nittany Lions football Independent 7–2 Bob Higgins 12th Lenny Krouse New Beaver Field The 1941 Penn State Nittany Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Pennsylvania State College as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Bob Higgins, the team compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 200 to 78.1941 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 14, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1941-schedule.html Penn State's Len Krouse was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team back on the 1941 All-Eastern football team.MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven The Boston Daily Globe December 5, 1941 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36483061/mackinney_and_peabody_on_ap_eastern/ Newspapers.com Penn State was ranked at No. 41 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1941 AP October 4 l y Colgate Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY 0–7 13,000 Colgate Defeats Penn State, 7-0 New York Daily News October 5, 1941 39C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35922308/colgate_defeats_penn_state_70/ Newspapers.com October 11 w y Bucknell New Beaver Field State College, PA 27–13 16,000 Penn State Downs Bucknell: Lions Spurt To Overcome Bisons, 27-13 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 12, 1941 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35922182/penn_state_downs_bucknell_lions_spurt/ Newspapers.com October 18 l y Temple Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA 0–14 25,000 Temple Stops State: Sutch and Tomasic Lead Owls To 14-0 Victory Over Lions The Philadelphia Inquirer Stan Baumgartner October 19, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35922042/temple_stops_state_sutch_and_tomasic/ Newspapers.com October 25 w Lehigh New Beaver Field State College, PA 40–6 12,000 Penn State Times Lehigh, 40-6 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 26, 1941 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35921880/penn_state_times_lehigh_406/ Newspapers.com October 31 w y NYU Polo Grounds New York, NY 42–0 10,691 State Smothers Violets, 42-0 New York Daily News Jack Smith November 1, 1941 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35921708/state_smothers_violets_420/ Newspapers.com November 8 w Syracuse 18 New Beaver Field State College, PA rivalry 34–19 16,000 Penn State Sinks Syracuse, 34-19 The Philadelphia Inquirer Fred Byrod November 9, 1941 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35921530/penn_state_sinks_syracuse_3419/ Newspapers.com November 15 w West Virginia New Beaver Field State College, PA rivalry 7–0 11,000 Penn State Aerial Turns Back West Virginia, 7 to 0 The Pittsburgh Press November 16, 1941 III-11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35904050/penn_state_aerial_turns_back_west/ Newspapers.comPenn State Topples West Virginia The Sunday News (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) November 16, 1941 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35904306/penn_state_topples_west_virginia/ Newspapers.com November 22 w y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 31–7 33,000 Penn State Crushes Pitt, 31-7, In Stadium Upset: 'Pepper' Petrella Hero In Great Win The Pittsburgh Press Chester L. Smith November 23, 1941 III-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35912517/penn_state_crushes_pitt_317_in/ Newspapers.com November 29 w y South Carolina Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC 19–12 12,000 Penn State Rolls Over South Carolina Gamecocks, 19-12 Greenville News November 30, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35921362/penn_state_rolls_over_south_carolina/ Newspapers.com References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football