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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: Hugo F. Bezdek
Conference: Independent-

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1881 <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024

1919 Season Highlights

Hugo F. Bezdek enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1919 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Gettysburg	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Bucknell	9	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Dartmouth	13	19	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Ursinus	48	7	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Pennsylvania	10	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Lehigh	20	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Cornell	20	0	W
Thu., Nov. 27	@ Pittsburgh	20	0	W

1919 Season Totals
Record	7-1
Points Scored	173
Scoring Average	21.6
Points Allowed	33
Defense Average	4.1
Opponents Record	6-2
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	3-1

1919 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1919 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	3-0-2	136	15					John F. McGough
Connecticut	2-6	28	174					Roy Guyer
Notre Dame	9-0	229	47					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Marshall	8-0	302	13					Archer Reilly
Nevada	8-1-1	450	32					R.O. William Courtright
Syracuse	8-3	123	41					Frank J. Buck ONeill
West Virginia	8-2	326	47					Mont H. McIntire
Arizona	7-1	253	19					James F. Pop McKale
Navy	7-1	198	18					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Penn State	7-1	173	33					Hugo F. Bezdek
Akron	6-1-1	139	38					Fred Sefton
Army	6-3	140	38					Charles D. Daly
Louisiana State	6-2	161	35					Irving R. Pray
Pittsburgh	6-2-1	119	66					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Boston College	5-3	78	62					Frank W. Cavanaugh
Rutgers	5-3	115	79					George Foster Sanford
Hawaii	4-0-1	138	21					Dave Crawford
Michigan State	4-4-1	132	99					Chester L. Brewer
Middle Tennessee State	4-0	148	6					Alfred B. Miles
North Texas	4-4	225	72					J.W. St. Clair
Southern Mississippi	4-1-2	100	31					Cephus Allen Anderson
Western Michigan	4-1	156	91					William H. Bill Spaulding
Jacksonville State	3-4-1	89	99					Ben Harris
Memphis	3-4	91	66					V.M. Bic Campbell
Arkansas State	2-5	27	101					Foy Hammons
Central Michigan	2-2-3	82	88					Garland Nevitt
New Mexico State	2-3-1	83	69					Anthony Savage
Texas El Paso	2-3	65	122					Tommy Dwyer
Toledo	2-4	31	73					Walt Hobt
UCLA	2-6	52	193					Fred W. Cozens
Wake Forest	2-6	118	144					Harry A. Rabenhorst
Arizona State	0-2	3	104					George Cooper
Bowling Green	0-4	6	38					John Sitt
Buffalo	0-5-1	12	114					Art Powell
Sam Houston State	0-7	6	169					Gene Berry

1919 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1919 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.