1941 Penn State

7–⁠2, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1941, game by game: lost vs. Colgate 0–7; won vs. Bucknell 27–13; lost at Temple 0–14; won vs. Lehigh 40–6; won at New York University 42–0; won vs. No. 18 Syracuse 34–19; won vs. West Virginia 7–0; won at Pittsburgh 31–7; won at South Carolina 19–12+42−14Lost 0–7 vs. Colgate-7ColgateWon 27–13 vs. Bucknell+14BucknellLost 0–14 at Temple-14TempleWon 40–6 vs. Lehigh+34LehighWon 42–0 at New York University+42New York Univer…Won 34–19 vs. No. 18 Syracuse+15No. 18 SyracuseWon 7–0 vs. West Virginia+7West VirginiaWon 31–7 at Pittsburgh+24PittsburghWon 19–12 at South Carolina+7South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 19–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1941.

Led the nationLenny Krouse: yards per catch (16.8)

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠78
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1629 +81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.8 No. 33 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lenny Krouse