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1945 Penn State

5–⁠3, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1945, game by game: won vs. Muhlenberg 47–7; won vs. Colgate 27–7; lost at No. 2 Navy 0–28; won at Bucknell 46–7; won vs. Syracuse 26–0; won vs. Temple 27–0; lost at Michigan State 0–33; lost at Pittsburgh 0–7+40−33Won 47–7 vs. Muhlenberg+40MuhlenbergWon 27–7 vs. Colgate+20ColgateLost 0–28 at No. 2 Navy-28No. 2 NavyWon 46–7 at Bucknell+39BucknellWon 26–0 vs. Syracuse+26SyracuseWon 27–0 vs. Temple+27TempleLost 0–33 at Michigan State-33Michigan StateLost 0–7 at Pittsburgh-7Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsMuhlenbergW 47–⁠792%
Oct 6vsColgateW 27–⁠769%
Oct 13at2NavyL 0–⁠2826%
Oct 20atBucknellW 46–⁠765%
Nov 3vsSyracuseW 26–⁠081%
Nov 10vsTempleW 27–⁠064%
Nov 17atMichigan StateL 0–⁠3356%
Nov 24atPittsburghL 0–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 12

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1945.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
173–⁠89
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1532 −2 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.9 No. 35 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 4Joe Tepsic BPittsburgh Steelers