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: William N. Pop Golden Conference: Independent-
1901 Season Highlights
William N. Pop Golden enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1901 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 22 vs. Susquehanna
17
0
W
Sun., Sep. 29 @
Pittsburgh
33
0
W
@ Bellefonte, PA
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Pennsylvania
6
23
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @ Yale
0
22
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Navy
11
6
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Homestead A.C.
0
39
L
@ Pittsburgh, PA
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Lehigh
38
0
W
@ Williamsport, PA
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. Dickinson
12
0
W
1901 Season Totals
Record 5-3
Points Scored 117
Scoring Average 14.6
Points Allowed 90
Defense Average 11.3
Opponents Record 13-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 2-3
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1901 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1901 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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