Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 2 | Bucknell | | | W 35–0 | 14,423 | [2] |
October 8 | at Syracuse | No. 10 | | W 34–14 | 14,000 | |
October 16 | West Virginia | No. 9 | - New Beaver Field
- State College, PA (rivalry)
| W 37–7 | 17,814 | [3] |
October 23 | No. 19 Michigan State | No. 8 | - New Beaver Field
- State College, PA (rivalry)
| T 14–14 | 24,579 | |
October 30 | at Colgate | No. 12 | | W 32–13 | 10,000 | [4] |
November 6 | at No. 7 Penn | No. 14 | | W 13–0 | 71,180–78,205 | [5] |
November 13 | Temple | No. 5 | - New Beaver Field
- State College, PA
| W 47–0 | 16,555 | [6] |
November 20 | at Pittsburgh | No. 6 | | L 0–7 | 49,444 | |
November 27 | at Washington State | No. 18 | | W 7–0 | 18,000 | [7][8][9] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 10 (2) | 9 (1) | 8 (1) | 12 (1) | 14 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (3) | 18 | 18 |
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- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ "Penn State Wins, 35 to 0, over Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 3, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State rolls over W. Virginia, 37–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 17, 1948. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State Tops Colgate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. United Press. October 31, 1948. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Trost, Ralph (November 7, 1948). "78,205 See Penn State Top Penn, 13-0". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 14, 1948). "Penn State Routs Outclassed Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mud battle in the offing for Washington State, Penn State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 27, 1948. p. 11.
- ^ Jacobs, William (November 28, 1948). "Penn State wins, 7-0, over Wash. State". Pittsburgh Press. p. 27.
- ^ Ashlock, Herb (November 29, 1948). "Sarboe & Co. safe; Penn State surprised". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.