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Penn State

FBSI · 1946 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–2
0.750 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
133
1889–2026
All-Time Record
931–410–37
0.689 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1969, 1977, 1981 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 33 · Top 25: 68
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras

1946 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 8Bucknell (BUCKNELL)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 48–6
8Week 8 · Oct 15Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI4–5W 9–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 16–19
10Week 10 · Oct 29Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 6–2
11Week 11 · Nov 5Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI0–7W 68–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI2–4–2W 26–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 12–7
14Week 14 · Nov 26Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1L 7–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.526
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-10+14
  • Syracuse +4
  • Colgate +4
  • Bucknell +3
  • Temple +2
  • Navy +1
  • Fordham 0
  • Michigan State -5
  • Pittsburgh -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #37Better than 74%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.750 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W1#39Post-Season W2#39Post-Season W3#37Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+42
+9
-3
+4
+68
+26
+5
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#331941#141942#211943#331944#361945

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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