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-
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
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 104
Scoring Average 9.5
Points Allowed 176
Defense Average 16.0
Opponents Record 9-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
-1
Away Record 1-5
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.