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: Richard C. Dick Harlow Conference: Independent-
1917 Season Highlights
Richard C. Dick Harlow enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Army Ambulance Corps
10
0
W
@ Allentown, PA
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Gettysburg
80
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. St. Bonaventure
99
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Washington & Jefferson
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
8
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Dartmouth
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Lehigh
0
9
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Maryland
57
0
W
Thu., Nov. 29 @
Pittsburgh
6
28
L
1917 Season Totals
Record 5-4
Points Scored 267
Scoring Average 29.7
Points Allowed 61
Defense Average 6.8
Opponents Record 14-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-3
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.