1933
7-4 (H: 7-1; A: 0-3; N: 0-0) Coach: Earl Leslie Captain: W.C. Moser Leading Scorers: N.B. McFarlane, 114 & Ed McMinn, 104 J 4 J 7 J 14 J 21 J 28 F 8 F 15 F 18 F 25 M 3 M 4
Susquehanna____________ 43-24 W_ W at Pennsylvania__________ 24-43 L_ L Western Maryland_________ 44-15 W_ W Washington & Jefferson_____ 47-21 W_W Army__________________ 33-26 W_ W Lafayette_______________ 48-25 W_ W Temple_________________ 33-43 L_ L West Virginia____________ 44-34 W_ W Carnegie Tech___________ 30-27 W_ W at Colgate______________ 32-48 L_ L at Syracuse_____________ 29-44 L_ L
1934
8-4 (H: 5-2; A: 3-2; N: 0-0) Coach: Earl Leslie Captain: N.B. McFarlane Leading Scorer: N.B. McFarlane, 169 J 4 J 6 J 10 J 13 J 20 J 27 F 7 F 10 F 16 F 17 F 24 M 1
Susquehanna____________ 47-20 W_ W Juniata_________________ 39-19 W_ W Dickinson_______________ 37-21 W_W Bucknell________________ 44-21 W_W Washington & Jefferson_____ 28-11 W_W at Navy________________ 24-43 L_ L at Army________________ 29-24 W_ W at Colgate______________ 39-22 W_ W at Carnegie Tech_________ 47-23 W_ W at West Virginia___________ 18-45 L_ L Syracuse_______________ 23-31 L_L Rutgers________________ 34-35 L_ L
1934-35
8-9 (H: 8-4; A: 0-5; N: 0-0) Coach: Earl Leslie Captain: J.M. Stocker Leading Scorers: John Stocker, 121 D 14 D 29 J 2 J 5 J 9 J 12 J 16 J 19 J 26 F 6 F 9 F 13 F 16 F 22 M 1 M 2 M 9
Ithaca_________________ 39-26 W_ W at Rutgers______________ 40-52 L_ L Wheaton_______________ 53-36 W_ W at Pennsylvania__________ 22-43 L_ L Temple (OT)_____________ 33-35 L_ L Juniata_________________ 32-22 W_ W Western Maryland_________ 43-25 W_ W Washington & Jefferson_____ 38-15 W_ W Lock Haven_____________ 46-20 W_ W Bucknell________________ 41-32 W_ W Army__________________ 38-34 W_ W St. Thomas______________ 37-39 L_ L at Navy________________ 27-33 L_ L Carnegie Tech___________ 35-54 L_ L at Colgate______________ 35-38 L_ L at Syracuse_____________ 34-47 L_ L Pittsburgh_______________ 25-41 L_L
EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE 1935-39 (4 YEARS)
1935-36
6-11; 0-10 EIC (H: 4-5; A: 2-6; N: 0-0) Coach: Earl Leslie Captain: B.A. Riley Leading Scorer: Sol Miehoff, 121 D 14 J 8 J 11 J 15 J 18 J 22 J 25 F 8 F 11 F 12 F 15 F 19 F 22 F 26 F 29 M 6 M 7
Ithaca_________________ 38-32 W_ W at Pennsylvania__________ 31-26 W_ W at Navy________________ 30-36 L_ L Syracuse_______________ 34-33 W_ W Pittsburgh_______________ 23-45 L_ L Bucknell________________ 40-33 W_ W Carnegie Tech___________ 30-32 L_ L West Virginia*____________ 35-40 L_ L at Temple_______________ 33-39 L_ L at Army________________ 41-36 W_ W Georgetown_____________ 44-51 L_L Temple_________________ 23-31 L_L at West Virginia___________ 31-54 L_ L at Georgetown___________ 27-34 L_ L Rutgers____________ 45-43 (OT) W_ W at Carnegie Tech_________ 25-38 L_ L at Pittsburgh_____________ 38-41 L_L
HEAD COACH
JOHN LAWTHER
1937-49 (13 YEARS) RECORD: 150-93 (.617) NCAA (1-1) Raised on a farm in Carroll County, Ohio, John Lawther earned national recognition as one of the leading proponents of zone defenses during 23 seasons as a coach at Westminster College and Penn State. A 1919 Westminster graduate, Dr. Lawther retired from the Penn State faculty in 1965 following a long and distinguished career in secondary and higher education. As basketball coach from 1937 until 1949, he compiled a 150-93 record. Lawther’s first team posted a 6-4 Eastern Conference mark after a 0-10 league slate the previous year. His 1942 team went 18-3 and advanced to the NCAA East Regional, defeating Big Ten champ Illinois. Lawther had a great running feud with animated Pittsburgh coach Doc Carlson, who despised the zone which Lawther favored. When the two teams met Jan. 15, 1944, in the Steel City, Pittsburgh froze the ball and the resulting 15-12 Penn State win grabbed national headlines. Great anticipation surrounded the rematch as Carlson attacked the Lions’ zone and lost, 35-29. In 10 seasons at Westminster, Lawther’s teams compiled an impressive 166-35 mark. His most memorable moment coaching the Titans came on Dec. 29, 1934, when he guided them to a 37-33 win over undefeated St. John’s in the first college basketball doubleheader at Madison Square Garden. PSU’s wartime coach, Lawther was elected to the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1962 and is a member of the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame. Lawther’s winning percentage (317-127, 71.4 percent) still ranks among the top 50 all-time in Division I.
s All-American John Barr led Penn State in scoring in 1940 and 1941.
1937
1938-39
10-7; 6-4 EIC (H: 7-1; A: 3-6; N: 0-0) Coach: John Lawther Captains: M.L. Korrick & J.F. Smith Leading Scorer: Sol Miehoff, 125 J 6 J 9 J 13 J 16 J 19 J 23 J 25 F 3 F 8 F 12 F 13 F 17 F 20 F 27 M 3 M 6 M 9
at Pennsylvania__________ 33-41 L_L Susquehanna____________ 52-19 W_ W Lafayette_______________ 46-15 W_ W at Georgetown___________ 31-23 W_ W West Virginia____________ 28-21 W_W at Pittsburgh_____________ 28-36 L_ L Carnegie Tech___________ 35-30 W_ W Bucknell________________ 42-19 W_ W at Carnegie Tech_________ 27-25 W_ W at Temple_______________ 23-42 L_ L at Navy____________ 32-31 (OT) W_ W at West Virginia___________ 31-36 L_ L Temple_________________ 26-28 L_ L at Syracuse_____________ 26-39 L_ L Georgetown_____________ 34-24 W_ W Pittsburgh_______________ 24-21 W_W at Yale_________________ 31-33 L_ L
1937-38
13-5; 6-4 EIC (H: 6-2; A: 7-3; N: 0-0) Coach: John Lawther Captains: Sol Meihoff & J.P. Proksa Leading Scorer: Sol Miehoff, 175 D 30 D 31 J 1 J 5 J 8 J 11 J 15 J 18 J 22 F 4 F 5 F 8 F 12 F 19 F 26 M 2 M 5 M 9
at Akron________________ 19-29 L_ at Kent State____________ 47-34 W_ at Western Reserve_______ 42-34 W_ at Pennsylvania__________ 40-28 W_ Susquehanna____________ 44-24 W_ at Carnegie Tech_________ 39-33 W_ West Virginia____________ 33-29 W_ Bucknell________________ 33-20 W_ Georgetown_____________ 42-23 W_ at Temple_______________ 30-37 L_ at Georgetown_______ 34-33 (OT) W_ Temple_________________ 39-49 L_ at Pittsburgh_____________ 34-39 L_ at West Virginia_______ 44-41 (OT) W_ Syracuse_______________ 38-32 W_ Carnegie Tech___________ 38-24 W_ Pittsburgh_______________ 25-26 L_ at Rutgers______________ 53-18 W_
13-10; 5-5 EIC (H: 9-1; A: 4-8; N: 0-1) Coach: John Lawther Captain: None Leading Scorers: Charlie Prosser, 195; Bill Stopper, 106; Cliff McWilliams, 93; M.H. Corbin, 90, John Barr, 88. D 3 D 10 D 14 D 26 D 28 D 31 J 2 J 4 J 7 J 11 J 14 J 17 J 21 J 28 F 4 F 8 F 11 F 15 F 22 F 25 M 1 M 4 M 8
Maryland_______________ 42-28 W_ W Susquehanna____________ 45-22 W_ W Syracuse_______________ 33-19 W_ W at DePaul_______________ 23-31 L_L at Michigan State_________ 21-35 L_ L at Syracuse_____________ 23-43 L_ L Colorado (1)_____________ 26-29 L_ L Western Reserve_________ 36-24 W_ W Rutgers________________ 44-21 W_W Bucknell________________ 42-17 W_ W at Muhlenberg___________ 43-27 W_ W Carnegie Tech___________ 33-35 L_ L at Temple_______________ 29-31 L_L at Navy________________ 19-38 L_ L at Pennsylvania__________ 34-21 W _W at Pittsburgh_____________ 41-22 W_ W at Georgetown___________ 31-32 L_ L at West Virginia (3 OT)_____ 46-43 W_ W West Virginia____________ 54-40 W_ W Pittsburgh_______________ 36-35 W_ W at Georgetown___________ 29-42 L_ L at Carnegie Tech_________ 28-33 L_ L Temple_________________ 35-32 W_ W
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