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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: William N. Pop Golden
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1900 <- 1901 -> 1902 --> 2024
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
  Record5-3
  Points Scored117
  Scoring Average14.6
  Points Allowed90
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record13-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record2-3
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1901 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 8-214367   T.D. Knowles
Kansas 3-5-292147   John H. Outland
Iowa State 2-6-256133   Edgar N. Clinton
New Mexico 0-3-1754   Joe Napier
California 9-0-110615   Frank W. Simpson
Notre Dame 8-1-114519   Pat ODea
Virginia 8-227048   Wesley Abbott
Pittsburgh 7-2-19653   Wilbur D. Hockensmith
Syracuse 7-218533   Edwin R. Sweetland
Navy 6-4-111381   Arthur R.T. Doc Hillebrand
Nebraska 6-214952   Walter C. Bummy Booth
Northern Illinois 6-111018   John L. Keith
Ohio 6-1-210843   Art C. Jones
Virginia Tech 6-111533   Dr. A.B. Morrison, Jr.
Army 5-1-29822   Leon B. Kromer
Baylor 5-317061   W.J. Ritchie
Louisiana State 5-116728   W.S. Boreland
Ohio State 5-3-19456   Dr. John B.C. Eckstorm
Penn State 5-311790   William N. Pop Golden
Utah 5-11116   Harvey R. Holmes
Arizona 4-111519   William Skinner
Washington State 4-1477   William H. Namack
Arkansas 3-59852   Charles Thomas
Kansas State 3-4-16587   Wade Moore
Nevada 3-36431   Dr. Allen C. Steckle
Oklahoma 3-29335   Fred Roberts
Oregon 3-4-13344   Warren W. Smith
South Carolina 3-48552   Byron W. By Dickson
Stanford 3-2-23457Lost  0-49  C.M. Fickert
Temple 3-23765   H. Shindle Wingert
Utah State 3-26546   Dick Richards
Washington 3-34342   Jack Wright
West Virginia 3-27334   Louis Yeager
Boston College 2-728108   John Dunlop
Buffalo 2-4-13468   No Coach
Marshall 2-0-1250   No Coach
Missouri 2-6-130155   Fred J. Murphy
New Mexico State 2-1386   John O. Miller
Oklahoma State 2-33929   No Coach
Cincinnati 1-3-11047   Henry Pratt
Maryland 1-749129   Emmons Dunbar
Miami Ohio 1-3-12329   Thomas Hazzard
Texas A&M 1-412112   W.A. Murray
Texas Christian 1-2-11481   No Coach
Wyoming 1-0380   William McMurray
Central Michigan 0-000   Unknown
Louisiana Tech 0-2073   Edwin Barber
Oregon State 0-000   No Team
Rutgers 0-75133   Arthur P. Robinson
Southern California 0-106   Clair S. Tappaan
Tulsa 0-1048   Unknown

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

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.