1940 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1940

| team = Penn State Nittany Lions

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 6–1–1

| head_coach = Bob Higgins

| hc_year = 11th

| captain = Leon Gajecki

| stadium = New Beaver Field

}}

The 1940 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State College in the 1940 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Higgins.

Penn State was ranked at No. 52 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The team played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1940

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| score = 9–0

| attend = 12,091

| source = {{cite news|title=State Topples Bucknell, 9-0, In Opener|newspaper=Centre Daily Times|date=October 7, 1940|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119854924/state-topples-bucknell-9-0-in-opener/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 17–13

| attend = 10,574–13,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-penn-state-vs-wv-1940/63721490/|newspaper=Sunday News|title=Penn State tabs West Virginia U. by score of 17–13|date=October 13, 1940|accessdate=July 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Lehigh

| site_stadium = Taylor Stadium

| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA

| score = 34–0

| attend = 3,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Penn State Power Tops Lehigh, 34-0 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=October 20, 1940 |page=S3}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Temple Stadium

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| score = 18–0

| attend = 25,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Penn State Eleven Overpowers Temple Owls in 18 to 0 Clash|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Stan Baumgartner|date=October 27, 1940|page=S1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120371113/penn-state-eleven-overpowers-temple/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| rank = 18

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| score = 12–0

| attend = 9,346

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-penn-state-remains-in/137155456/|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|title=Penn State remains in unbeaten ranks topping S. Carolina|date=November 3, 1940|accessdate=December 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = t

| away = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–13

| attend = 15,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| rank = 20

| opponent = NYU

| site_stadium = New Beaver Field

| site_cityst = State College, PA

| score = 25–0

| attend = 9,449

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69209207/unbeaten-penn-state-sinks-nyu-250/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Unbeaten Penn State sinks N.Y.U., 25–0|date=November 17, 1940|accessdate=February 2, 2021|page=43|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–20

| attend = 30,083

}}

References

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