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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Robert A. Bob Higgins
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Muhlenberg  47   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Colgate  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Navy  0   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Bucknell  46   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Syracuse  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Temple  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Michigan State  0   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Pittsburgh  0   7   L       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record5-3
  Points Scored173
  Scoring Average21.6
  Points Allowed89
  Defense Average11.1
  Opponents Record23-18
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record1-3
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-126543   J.O. Christian
Army 9-041246   Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami 9-1-121199Won  13-6  Jack Harding
Miami Ohio 7-220775   Sid Gillman
Navy 7-1-122065   Cmdr. Oscar E. Hagberg
Nevada 7-3240147   James W. Jim Aiken
Notre Dame 7-2-1255122   Hugh J. Devore
Temple 7-119851   Ray Morrison
Virginia 7-226579   Frank J. Murray
Central Michigan 6-19826   Ron Finch
Eastern Michigan 5-0-14513   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 5-3-1120128   Charles W. Bachman
Penn State 5-317389   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Bowling Green 4-37981   Robert Whittaker
Cincinnati 4-413288   Ray Nolting
Western Michigan 4-3147105   John W. Gill
Boston College 3-479171   Amerino Moody Sarno
Ohio 3-4100106   Don Peden
Pittsburgh 3-787141   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Massachusetts 2-1-13332   Thomas Eck
West Virginia 2-6-1122126   Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Syracuse 1-638106   Oscar M. Ossie Solem

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.