1946 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1946 Penn State Nittany Lions football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach Bob Higgins, the Nittany Lions compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 192 to 48.

1946 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainRed Moore, Bucky Walters
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Army    9 0 1
Penn State    6 2 0
Boston College    6 3 0
Holy Cross    6 4 0
NYU    5 3 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Colgate    4 4 0
Syracuse    4 5 0
Pittsburgh    3 5 1
Temple    2 4 2
Merchant Marine    4 7 0
Bucknell    3 6 0
Fordham    0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Penn State halfback Maderak was selected by the International News Service as a second-team player on the 1946 All-Eastern football team.

The team voted to cancel a scheduled game against the Miami Hurricanes rather than playing without African American players.

Penn State was ranked at No. 24 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

The team played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

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