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Penn State Football Team History

Penn State Nittany Lions

The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: William N. Pop Golden
Conference: Independent-

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1881 <-- 1900 <- 1901 -> 1902 --> 2024

1901 Season Highlights

William N. Pop Golden enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1901 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Sep. 22	vs. Susquehanna	17	0	W
Sun., Sep. 29	@ Pittsburgh	33	0	W	@ Bellefonte, PA
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Pennsylvania	6	23	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Yale	0	22	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Navy	11	6	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Homestead A.C.	0	39	L	@ Pittsburgh, PA
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Lehigh	38	0	W	@ Williamsport, PA
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Dickinson	12	0	W

1901 Season Totals
Record	5-3
Points Scored	117
Scoring Average	14.6
Points Allowed	90
Defense Average	11.3
Opponents Record	13-6
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	2-3

1901 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1901 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	8-2	143	67					T.D. Knowles
Kansas	3-5-2	92	147					John H. Outland
Iowa State	2-6-2	56	133					Edgar N. Clinton
New Mexico	0-3-1	7	54					Joe Napier
California	9-0-1	106	15					Frank W. Simpson
Notre Dame	8-1-1	145	19					Pat ODea
Virginia	8-2	270	48					Wesley Abbott
Pittsburgh	7-2-1	96	53					Wilbur D. Hockensmith
Syracuse	7-2	185	33					Edwin R. Sweetland
Navy	6-4-1	113	81					Arthur R.T. Doc Hillebrand
Nebraska	6-2	149	52					Walter C. Bummy Booth
Northern Illinois	6-1	110	18					John L. Keith
Ohio	6-1-2	108	43					Art C. Jones
Virginia Tech	6-1	115	33					Dr. A.B. Morrison, Jr.
Army	5-1-2	98	22					Leon B. Kromer
Baylor	5-3	170	61					W.J. Ritchie
Louisiana State	5-1	167	28					W.S. Boreland
Ohio State	5-3-1	94	56					Dr. John B.C. Eckstorm
Penn State	5-3	117	90					William N. Pop Golden
Utah	5-1	111	6					Harvey R. Holmes
Arizona	4-1	115	19					William Skinner
Washington State	4-1	47	7					William H. Namack
Arkansas	3-5	98	52					Charles Thomas
Kansas State	3-4-1	65	87					Wade Moore
Nevada	3-3	64	31					Dr. Allen C. Steckle
Oklahoma	3-2	93	35					Fred Roberts
Oregon	3-4-1	33	44					Warren W. Smith
South Carolina	3-4	85	52					Byron W. By Dickson
Stanford	3-2-2	34	57	Lost 0-49				C.M. Fickert
Temple	3-2	37	65					H. Shindle Wingert
Utah State	3-2	65	46					Dick Richards
Washington	3-3	43	42					Jack Wright
West Virginia	3-2	73	34					Louis Yeager
Boston College	2-7	28	108					John Dunlop
Buffalo	2-4-1	34	68					No Coach
Marshall	2-0-1	25	0					No Coach
Missouri	2-6-1	30	155					Fred J. Murphy
New Mexico State	2-1	38	6					John O. Miller
Oklahoma State	2-3	39	29					No Coach
Cincinnati	1-3-1	10	47					Henry Pratt
Maryland	1-7	49	129					Emmons Dunbar
Miami Ohio	1-3-1	23	29					Thomas Hazzard
Texas A&M	1-4	12	112					W.A. Murray
Texas Christian	1-2-1	14	81					No Coach
Wyoming	1-0	38	0					William McMurray
Central Michigan	0-0	0	0					Unknown
Louisiana Tech	0-2	0	73					Edwin Barber
Oregon State	0-0	0	0					No Team
Rutgers	0-7	5	133					Arthur P. Robinson
Southern California	0-1	0	6					Clair S. Tappaan
Tulsa	0-1	0	48					Unknown

1901 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1901 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.