1945 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1945 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1945 record	5–3
Head coach	Bob Higgins (16th season)
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons

Template:1945 college football independents records The 1945 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1945 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 29	[[{{{school}}}|Muhlenberg]]		New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 47–7
October 6	Colgate		New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 27–7
October 13	at No. 2 Navy		Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–28
October 20	at Bucknell		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 46–7
November 3	Syracuse		New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	W 26–0
November 10	Temple		New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 27–0
November 17	at Michigan State	No. 12	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	L 0–33
November 24	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–7
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game