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-
1916 Season Highlights
Richard C. Dick Harlow enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1916 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Susquehanna
27
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)
55
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Bucknell
50
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
39
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Pennsylvania
0
15
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Gettysburg
48
2
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Geneva
79
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Lehigh
10
7
W
Fri., Nov. 17 vs. Lafayette
40
0
W
Thu., Nov. 30 @
Pittsburgh
0
31
L
1916 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 348
Scoring Average 34.8
Points Allowed 62
Defense Average 6.2
Opponents Record 8-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 1-2
1916 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1916 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1916 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.