Penn State Nittany Lions football under Joe Bedenk

Joe Bedenk was head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team in 1949 after coaching the offensive line for several years. After a single 5–4 season, Bedenk requested a return to coaching the offensive line, and Penn State brought in Rip Engle as head coach.

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

1949 season

1949 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Conference

Independent

1949 record

5–4

Head coach

Joe Bedenk

Seasons

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 24, 1949	Villanova	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	L 6–27
October 1, 1949	at Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 7–42
October 8, 1949	Boston College	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 32–14
October 15, 1949	Nebraska	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 22–7
October 22, 1949	at #15 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 0–24
October 29, 1949	Syracuse	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 33–21
November 5, 1949	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 34–14
November 12, 1949	at Temple	Philadelphia, PA	W 28–7
November 19, 1949	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–19
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

"Penn State's Game-By-Game Results". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. http://scripts.cac.psu.edu/dept/psusportsinfo/scripts/history/scheds.pl. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
"AP Poll and BCS Ranking History". SoonerStats.com. http://www.soonerstats.com/football/polls/index.cfm. Retrieved 2007-02-12.

Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues	Old Main Beaver Field New Beaver Field Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Governor's Victory Bell (Minnesota) Land Grant Trophy (Michigan State) Maryland Ohio State Pittsburgh West Virginia

Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Angleball Uplifting Athletes

People	Head coaches All-Americans

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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