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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: Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1905 <- 1906 -> 1907 --> 2024
1906 Season Highlights
 Thomas F. Tom Fennell enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1906 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Lebanon Valley  24   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Allegheny  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Carlisle  4   0   W    @ Williamsport, PA   
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Gettysburg  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Yale  0   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Navy  5   0   W       
 Mon., Nov. 12  vs. Bellefonte Academy  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Dickinson  6   0   W    @ Williamsport, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. West Virginia  10   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Pittsburgh  6   0   W       
 
1906 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -1
  Points Scored93
  Scoring Average9.3
  Points Allowed10
  Defense Average1.0
  Opponents Record19-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0 -1
  Away Record2-1
1906 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1906 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 9-126830   A.W. Ristine
Kansas 7-2-214855   A.R. Bert Kennedy
New Mexico 3-15930   Martin F. Angel
Connecticut 2-45075   George Lamson
Texas 9-120160   H.R. Schenker
Navy 8-2-214914   Paul J. Dashiell
Penn State 8-1-19310   Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Ohio 7-115828   Arthur McFarland
Virginia 7-2-215941   William C. King Cole
Nebraska 6-416473   Amos P. Foster
Notre Dame 6-110712   Thomas A. Barry
Pittsburgh 6-422955   Edgar R. Wingard
Syracuse 6-316875   Frank J. Buck ONeill
Washington State 6-0440   John R. Chief Bender
Florida 5-39566   Jack Forsythe
Kansas State 5-210337   Mike F. Ahearn
Maryland 5-39873   Fred K. Neilson
Missouri 5-2-111644   W.J. Monilaw
Oklahoma 5-2-212436   Bennie Owen
Oregon 5-0-15010   Hugo F. Bezdek
Rutgers 5-2-212230   Frank H. Gorton
Virginia Tech 5-2-27415   C.P. Miles
West Virginia 5-519273   Carl S. Forkum
Marshall 4-0-1565   Alfred McCary
New Mexico State 4-07112   John O. Miller
Northern Illinois 4-2-13823   Nelson A. Kellogg
Oregon State 4-1-2774   Fred S. Norcross
Washington 4-1-44935   Victor M. Place
Army 3-5-15937   Henry C. Smither
Arkansas 2-4-24571   Frank C. Shorty Longman
Louisiana State 2-2-24037   Dan A. Killian
Louisiana Tech 2-1-33622   Z.T. Young
Southern California 2-0-2360   Harvey R. Holmes
Texas Christian 2-526108   E.J. Hyde
Miami Ohio 1-5-11655   Arthur Parmalee
North Carolina 1-4-21883   William S. Willis Keinholz
Oklahoma State 1-4-22492   Lt. Boyd A. Hill
Western Michigan 1-22628   Tubby Meyers
Arizona State 0-2622   Frederick M. Irish
Cincinnati 0-7-25162   William Foley
Stanford 0-000   No Team

1906 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1906 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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