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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: Robert A. Bob Higgins
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1934 <- 1935 -> 1936 --> 2024
1935 Season Highlights
 Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1935 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Lebanon Valley  12   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. McDaniel  2   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Lehigh  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Pittsburgh  0   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Syracuse  3   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Villanova  27   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Pennsylvania  6   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Bucknell  0   2   L       
 
1935 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Points Scored76
  Scoring Average9.5
  Points Allowed70
  Defense Average8.8
  Opponents Record13-2
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record0-4
1935 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1935 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 2-4-13970   J.O. Christian
Notre Dame 7-1-114362   Elmer F. Layden
Pittsburgh 7-1-213528   Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Temple 7-318168   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Army 6-2-117662   Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Boston College 6-314677   John R. Dinny McNamara
Michigan State 6-220757   Charles W. Bachman
Syracuse 6-1-111256   Victor A. Vic Hanson
Navy 5-413689   Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
San Jose State 5-5-1116101   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Troy 5-5168169   Albert Elmore
Western Michigan 5-37891   Mitchell Gary
Eastern Michigan 4-2-24341   Elton J. Rynearson
Penn State 4-47670   Robert A. Bob Higgins
East Carolina 3-37832   G.L. Doc Mathis
Georgia Southern 3-3-29889   Crook Smith
West Virginia 3-4-212996   Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Buffalo 2-626213   George Van Bibber
Central Michigan 2-63995   Alex Yunevich
Jacksonville State 2-45493   T.B. Shotts
Massachusetts 5-4117105   Mel Taube

1935 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1935 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.