1945 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1945 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
1945 record 5–3
Head coach Bob Higgins (16th season)
Home stadium New Beaver Field
1945 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Notre Dame   –    7 –2 –1
Penn State   –    5 –3 –0
Drexel   –    2 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1945 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 29 Muhlenberg New Beaver Field • State College, PA W 47–7  
October 6 Colgatedagger New Beaver Field • State College, PA W 27–7  
October 13 at No. 2 Navy Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 0–28  
October 20 at Bucknell Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA W 46–7  
November 3 Syracuse New Beaver Field • State College, PA (Rivalry) W 26–0  
November 10 Temple New Beaver Field • State College, PA W 27–0  
November 17 at Michigan State No. 12 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Rivalry) L 0–33  
November 24 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) L 0–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
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