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1946 Penn State

6–⁠2, coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Penn State in 1946, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 48–6; won at Syracuse 9–0; lost vs. Michigan State 16–19; won at Colgate 6–2; won vs. Fordham 68–0; won vs. Temple 26–0; won at Navy 12–7; lost at Pittsburgh 7–14+68−7Won 48–6 vs. Bucknell+42BucknellWon 9–0 at Syracuse+9SyracuseLost 16–19 vs. Michigan State-3Michigan StateWon 6–2 at Colgate+4ColgateWon 68–0 vs. Fordham+68FordhamWon 26–0 vs. Temple+26TempleWon 12–7 at Navy+5NavyLost 7–14 at Pittsburgh-7Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsBucknellW 48–⁠676%
Oct 12atSyracuseW 9–⁠062%
Oct 19vsMichigan StateL 16–⁠1971%
Oct 26atColgateW 6–⁠261%
Nov 2vsFordhamW 68–⁠081%
Nov 9vsTempleW 26–⁠070%
Nov 16atNavyW 12–⁠752%
Nov 23atPittsburghL 7–⁠1469%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Photographs from 1946

  • The President's box at Penn State-Navy football game
    The President’s box at Penn State-Navy football gamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • President Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State Football Game
    President Truman Watches the Navy–Pennsylvania State Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • The Presidential box at the Navy-Penn State football game
    The Presidential box at the Navy–Penn State football gamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • President Harry S. Truman Watches the Navy-Pennsylvania State University Football Game
    President Harry S. Truman Watches the Navy–Pennsylvania State University Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • Truman Waves to the Crowd at the Navy-Penn State Football Game
    Truman Waves to the Crowd at the Navy–Penn State Football GamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • The Presidential Box at the Navy-Penn State football game
    The Presidential Box at the Navy–Penn State football gamePhoto: Harry S. Truman Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1946.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠48
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1566 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.5 No. 31 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Red Moore and Bucky Walters

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 7Bill Smyth DELos Angeles Rams