1943 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1943 Penn State Nittany Lions football Independent 5–3–1 Bob Higgins 14th John Jaffurs New Beaver Field The 1943 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Penn State ranked 58th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 81.7.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 1943 18 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule 1943 AP Eastern September 25 w Bucknell New Beaver Field State College, PA 14–0 6,639–10,000 Passes Pave Way For Lions' Win, 14-0 The Pittsburgh Press September 26, 1943 III-11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97716199/passes-pave-way-for-lions-win-14-0/ Newspapers.com October 2 l y North Carolina Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 0–19 9,983–13,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-tar-heels-whip-penn/137240167/ The Greenville News Tar Heels whip Penn State 19–0 October 3, 1943 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 t y Colgate New Beaver Field State College, PA 0–0 6,933 October 16 l y Navy 3 Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 6–14 October 23 w y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD rivalry 45–0 5,000 October 30 w West Virginia New Beaver Field State College, PA rivalry 32–7 4,494 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-penn-state-thumps-west-virgi/151634100/ Sunday News Penn State thumps West Virginia, 32–7 October 31, 1943 July 19, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 l y Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY 0–13 6,617 November 13 w Temple New Beaver Field State College, PA 13–0 4,142 November 20 w y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 14–0 12,242–20,000 Keck Harry State Downs Pitt, 14–0 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph November 21, 1943 Section 2–3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-state-downs-pit/125892972/ June 5, 2023 Newspapers.com References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football