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Penn State

FBSI · 1948 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–1–1
0.833 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
133
1889–2026
All-Time Record
931–410–37
0.689 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1969, 1977, 1981 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 33 · Top 25: 68
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 5BUCKNELLUnranked—W 35–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 34–14
8Week 8 · Oct 19West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI9–3W 37–7
9Week 9 · Oct 26Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–2–2T 14–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 32–13
11Week 11 · Nov 9Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 13–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 47–0
13Week 13 · Nov 23Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 0–7
14Week 14 · Nov 30Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–5–1W 7–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.649
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-3+24
  • West Virginia +9
  • Pennsylvania +5
  • Washington State +4
  • Colgate +3
  • Temple +2
  • Syracuse +1
  • Michigan State 0
  • Pittsburgh -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #15Better than 90%
Win % Place 13thBetter than 91%

0.833 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17W14#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#15Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+35
+20
+30
0
+19
+13
+47
-7
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#211943#331944#361945#371946#121947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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