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1942 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
1942 record6–1–1
Head coachBob Higgins (13th season)
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →

Template:1942 college football independents records The 1942 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State College in the 1942 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3Bucknell
W 14–7
October 10at Lehigh
  • Taylor Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 19–3
October 17at CornellT 0–0
October 24Colgatedagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 13–10
October 31at West Virginia
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 0–24
November 7Syracuse
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
W 18–13
November 14at No. 17 PennW 13–7
November 21Pittsburgh
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
W 14–6
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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