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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: Dr. Samuel B. Newton
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1897 <- 1898 -> 1899 --> 2024
1898 Season Highlights
 Dr. Samuel B. Newton enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1898 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Gettysburg  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Pennsylvania  0   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Lafayette  5   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Susquehanna  45   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Navy  11   16   L       
 Wed., Oct. 26  @ Princeton  0   5   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Duquesne A.C.  5   18   L    @ Pittsburgh, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Bucknell  16   0   W    @ Williamsport, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Washington & Jefferson  11   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Dickinson  34   0   W    @ Williamsport, PA   
 
1898 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored174
  Scoring Average17.4
  Points Allowed91
  Defense Average9.1
  Opponents Record7-1
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-4
1898 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1898 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 7-112924   Wylie G. Woodruff
Indiana 4-1-29030   James H. Horne
Iowa State 3-24950   Bert German
Connecticut 0-3089   E.S. Mansfield
California 8-0-22215   Garrett Cochran
Nebraska 8-327088   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Syracuse 8-2-119269   Frank E. Wade
Navy 7-113056   Richard Bill Armstrong
Buffalo 6-01260   No Coach
Penn State 6-417491   Dr. Samuel B. Newton
Virginia 6-511770   Joseph A. Massie
West Virginia 6-15128   Harry M. Anderson
Cincinnati 5-1-314140   Frank W. Cavanaugh
Pittsburgh 5-2-17434   Dr. Frederick A. Robinson
Southern California 5-1-19728   No Coach
Stanford 5-3-19362   Harry P. Cross
Marshall 4-14111   No Coach
Nevada 4-112118   F.F. Ellis
Notre Dame 4-215534   Frank E. Hering
San Jose State 4-1-18122   Thad McKay
Texas A&M 4-211750   H.W. Williams
Army 3-2-19051   Herman J. Koehler
Iowa 3-4-26798   Alden Knipe
Ohio State 3-580121   Jack Ryder
Oregon 3-116721   Frank W. Simpson
Arkansas 2-13742   B.N. Wilson
Boston College 2-5-12241   John Dunlop
Maryland 2-6-180153   Frank Kenly
New Mexico State 2-1576   Charles M. Barber
Ohio 2-2-15951   Peter McLaren
Oklahoma 2-0290   Vernon L. Parrington
Temple 2-532133   Charles M. Williams
Utah 2-166   Mr. Wilson
Central Michigan 1-23732   Carl Pray
Kansas State 1-1-23216   W.P. Williamson
Louisiana State 1-0370   Edmond A. Chavanne
Mississippi 1-11816   T.G. Scarbrough
Missouri 1-4-13398   David L. Fultz
Oregon State 1-2-13678   No Coach
Rutgers 1-6-111105   William V.B. Van Dyke, Jr.
South Carolina 1-21635   William Bill Wertenbaker
Texas Christian 1-3-14161   Dr. James Morrison
Tulsa 1-000   Fred Taylor
Washington 1-12418   Ralph Nichols
Miami Ohio 0-2633   No Coach
Utah State 0-1512   Lt. Dunning
Washington State 0-0-100   Frank Shively
Wyoming 0-4895   Fred Hess

1898 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1898 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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