Penn State at Michigan State

Saturday, November 17, 1945

Michigan State beat No. 12 Penn State 33–⁠0. It was their third meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 2–⁠1.

Away12Penn State5–⁠3 in 1945
0
HomeMichigan State5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1945
33

FinalHigh 49°F, low 41°F, 0.06 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The daily monitor leader's story: 4State Teams End Seasons ThisWeekend

    The daily monitor leader, Michigan, November 19, 1945, page 16

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    4State Teams End Seasons ThisWeekend DETROIT, Nov. 10 - R – Four Michigan Collegiate grid teams ring down the curtain on the l945 football season next weekend in a threegame program matching the University of Detroit against Wayne Thurs day morning, Michigan State against the University of Miami in the Orange Bowl stadium Friday – night and Michigan against Ohio State at Ann Arbor Saturday. Michigan stayed in the fight for the Big Ten title by pasting Purdue 27 to l3 last Saturday as Freshman halfback Pete Ell liOtt passed for three touch downs and scored another him self on a – plunge. A sellout crowd of 1882 fans is certain to watch the Wolverines mix !: with Ohio State in their Big Ten finale. Michigan State, which went into the air for its surprise 33 to 0 triumph over Penn State, will be shooting for its sixth victory of nine-game season with the Spartans close against Miami. See FOOTBALL-Page 18

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: ESma BALL !. SCORES

    The Daily Alaska empire, November 19, 1945, page 3 (results column)

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    ESma BALL !. SCORES The following gre final scores of football games played over the weekend. Edsi Colgate T; Syracuse 6. Cornell 20; Dartmout l3. Navy 36; Wisconsin 2. Yale 4l; Coast Guard 6. Temple 14; Holy Cross 6. Army 61; Pennsylvania 0. Columbia 32; Princeton T. Harvard l4; Brown T. Midl0eSt Indiana 19; Pittsburgh O. Michigan 27; Purdue 13. Ohio State 27: Illinois 2. Michigan State 33; Penn State 0. Ohio U IA; West Virginia O. Iowa go: Minnesota 19. Metre Dame 34, Northwestern 2. Marquette l9; Kentucky l3. Missouri IA; Oklahoma 6. Icwa State 8: Drake 6. Kansas 27; Kansas State o. Nebraska 53; South Dakota 0. Tulsa 26; Baylor ‘. Oklahoma ARM 46; Texas Tech 6. South Mississippi State 54; Northwestern Louisiana 0. Clemson AT; Tulane 20. Alabama Il; Vanderbilt 0. Georgia 35; Auburn 0. Wake Forest IA; N. Carolina IS. Louisiana State g; Georgia Tech T. ScHth1OeSt Southern Methodist 21; Arkansas ). Texas 20; Texas Christian O. Rice 6; Texas A and Mo West Oregon 20; California 13. Washington 12; Idaho o. Washington State 13; Oregon s. O.. UCLA IS; St. Mary’s 2. Colorado State Il; Nebraska Wes cyan 6.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Penn State 56% to win. Michigan State pulled the upset.

Penn State leads 20–⁠18–⁠1 in 39 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Penn State 28, Michigan State 10
2023Penn State 42, Michigan State 0
2022Penn State 35, Michigan State 16
2021Michigan State 30, Penn State 27
2020Penn State 39, Michigan State 24
2019Penn State 28, Michigan State 7

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