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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: Hugo F. Bezdek
Conference: Independent-

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1881 <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024

1929 Season Highlights

Hugo F. Bezdek enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1929 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Niagara	16	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Lebanon Valley	15	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Marshall	26	7	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ New York University	0	7	L	@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Lafayette	6	3	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Syracuse	6	4	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Pennsylvania	19	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Bucknell	6	27	L
Thu., Nov. 28	@ Pittsburgh	7	20	L

1929 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	101
Scoring Average	11.2
Points Allowed	75
Defense Average	8.3
Opponents Record	20-7
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-2

1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1929 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	4-4	92	47					Summer Dole
New Mexico	2-4-2	133	100					Roy W. Johnson
Texas Tech	1-7-2	31	141					Grady Higgenbotham
Notre Dame	9-0	145	38					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Pittsburgh	9-1	291	90	Lost 14-47				Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Arizona	7-1	182	22					James F. Pop McKale
Boston College	7-2-1	202	65					Joseph Joe McKenney
Army	6-4-1	276	132					Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Middle Tennessee State	6-3-1	85	92					Frank Faulkinberry
Navy	6-2-2	233	59					William A. Bill Ingram
Penn State	6-3	101	75					Hugo F. Bezdek
Syracuse	6-3	259	46					Lewis P. Lew Andreas
Temple	6-3-1	133	65					Henry J. Miller
Texas El Paso	6-1-2	154	46					Mack Saxon
Wake Forest	6-5-1	107	155					Frank S. Pat Miller
Jacksonville State	5-3	73	84					J.W. Stephenson
Michigan State	5-3	244	104					James H. Jim Crowley
West Virginia	4-3-3	77	95					Ira Errett Rat Rogers
New Mexico State	3-2-3	132	57					Gerald H. Hines
Arkansas State	2-5	61	137					Herbert Schwartz
Georgia Southern	2-1-2	95	32					Crook Smith
Southern Mississippi	2-6-1	74	105					William B. Saunders
Kent State	1-7	20	161					Merle E. Wagoner
Massachusetts	3-4-1	56	82					Charles McGeoch
Arizona State	0-6	13	143					Aaron M. McCreary
Ball State	0-7	43	200					Paul B. Shorty Parker

1929 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1929 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.