Penn State at Michigan State
Saturday, November 17, 1945 Share
Michigan State beat No. 12 Penn State 33–0. It was their third meeting; after it, Michigan State led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 49°F, low 41°F, 0.06 in. of rain
In the newspapers

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 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.
The series
Every Penn State–Michigan State gamePenn State leads 20–18–1 in 39 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.
Around this game
Penn State
- Next gameat PittsburghNov. 24, 1945
- SeasonPenn State in 1945
- ProgramPenn State history and records
Michigan State
- Next gameat MiamiNov. 23, 1945
- SeasonMichigan State in 1945
- ProgramMichigan State history and records

