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1947 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1947
team	Penn State Nittany Lions
sport	football
image	Penn State 1948 Cotton Bowl team.jpg
image_size	285
conference	Independent
APRank	4
record	9–0–1
head_coach	Bob Higgins
hc_year	18th
captain	John Nolan
captain2	John Potsklan
stadium	New Beaver Field
champion	Eastern champion
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](1948-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	T 13–13 vs. [SMU](1947-smu-mustangs-football-team)

The 1947 Penn State Nittany Lions football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its 18th season under head coach Bob Higgins, the team compiled an undefeated 9–0–1 record, shut out six opponents, outscored opponents by a total of 332 to 40, and was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll. The team was 9–0 during the regular season and played No. 3 SMU to a tie in the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic. The team played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

On defense, the team gave up an average of 4.0 points per game, the lowest total among all major college teams during the 1947 season.

Schedule

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Rankings

References

"1947 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
Chester L. Smith. (September 21, 1947). "Lions Easily Defeat Washington State, 27 to 6". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 5, 1947). "Nittany Blanks Bucknell, 54-0: Higgins' Reserves Have Field Day". The Pittsburgh Press.
Hy Turkin. (October 12, 1947). "Penn St., 75-0; Worst Ram Loss". The Daily News (New York City).
(October 19, 1947). "Penn State Routs Syracuse In Last Three Quarters". The Pittsburgh Press.
Chester L. Smith. (October 26, 1947). "Penn State Scores 21-14 Victory Over Mountaineers". The Pittsburgh Press.
(November 2, 1947). "Penn State Whips Colgate, 46-0, and Stays Unbeaten". The Pittsburgh Press.
Stan Baumgartner. (November 9, 1947). "Temple Loses to State, 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Stuart B. McIver. (November 16, 1947). "Penn State Victor Over Navy, 20-7". The Baltimore Sun.
Chester L. Smith. (November 23, 1947). "Penn State Finishes Unbeaten With 29-0 Win: Lions Overwhelm Pitt For First Perfect Season Since 1912". The Pittsburgh Press.
Tex Maule. (January 2, 1948). "SMU, Penn State Deadlock, 13 to 13 in Cotton Bowl". The Austin American.

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