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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: Sam B. Boyle
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1898 <- 1899 -> 1900 --> 2024
1899 Season Highlights
 Sam B. Boyle enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1899 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Mansfield  38   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Gettysburg  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Army  6   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Washington & Jefferson  0   0   T       
 Wed., Oct. 18  @ Princeton  0   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Navy  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Dickinson  15   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Bucknell  0   5   L    @ Williamsport, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Yale  0   42   L       
 Fri., Nov. 17  @ Pennsylvania  0   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Duquesne A.C.  5   64   L    @ Pittsburgh, PA   
 
1899 Season Totals
  Record4-6 -1
  Points Scored104
  Scoring Average9.5
  Points Allowed176
  Defense Average16.0
  Opponents Record9-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record1-5
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1899 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 10-028037   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Connecticut 6-210762   T.D. Knowles
Indiana 6-213333   James H. Horne
Iowa State 5-4-111738   Joe Meyers
New Mexico 1-155   No Coach
Missouri 9-224256   David L. Fultz
Ohio State 9-0-11845   Dr. John B.C. Eckstorm
Boston College 8-1-18518   John Dunlop
Iowa 8-0-12235   Alden Knipe
California 7-1-11422   Garrett Cochran
Notre Dame 6-3-116955   James McWeeney
Cincinnati 5-28860   Daniel A. Dan Reed
Navy 5-39427   Richard Bill Armstrong
San Jose State 5-2-111568   Jess Woods
Army 4-557100   Herman J. Koehler
Penn State 4-6-1104176   Sam B. Boyle
Syracuse 4-46363   Frank E. Wade
Texas A&M 4-215011   W.A. Murray
Virginia 4-3-29288   Arthur F. Archie Hoxton
Virginia Tech 4-110628   Dr. James Morrison
Washington 4-1-17121   A.S. Jeffs
Arizona State 3-0232   Frederick M. Irish
Arkansas 3-1-13721   Colbert Searles
Central Michigan 3-23522   Carl Pray
Nevada 3-28552   A. King Dickson
Oregon 3-2-110217   Frank W. Simpson
Oregon State 3-27560   Highland Stickney
Pittsburgh 3-1-14323   Dr. Frederick A. Robinson
Akron 2-12611   Archie Eves
Baylor 2-1-12633   R.H. Hamilton
Kansas State 2-32372   Albert Hanson
Ohio 2-27877   Fred Sullivan
Oklahoma 2-16128   Vernon L. Parrington
Rutgers 2-9114245   William V.B. Van Dyke, Jr.
South Carolina 2-32262   I.O. Hunt
Southern California 2-3-12233   No Coach
Stanford 2-5-26178   B.C. Burr Chamberlain
Utah 2-12334   Unknown
West Virginia 2-32878   Louis Yeager
Arizona 1-1-12411   Stuart Forbes
Buffalo 1-1-21017   No Coach
Louisiana State 1-438126   John P. Gregg
Maryland 1-426157   S.M. Cooke
Miami Ohio 1-52373   No Coach
Nebraska 1-7-143164   Alonzo Edwin Branch
New Mexico State 1-0380   John O. Miller
Northern Illinois 1-0-2215   John L. Keith
Temple 1-4-127127   John T. Rogers
Utah State 1-0115   Willard Langton
Washington State 1-12111   Frank Shively
Marshall 0-0-100   No Coach
Texas Christian 0-0-100   No Coach
Tulsa 0-1-1011   Fred Taylor
Wyoming 0-1-1517   Justus F. Soule

1899 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1899 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.