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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 <-- 1924 <- 1925 -> 1926 --> 2024

1925 Season Highlights

Hugo F. Bezdek enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1925 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Lebanon Valley	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Franklin & Marshall	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Georgia Tech	7	16	L	@ Bronx, NY
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Marietta	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Michigan State	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Syracuse	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Notre Dame	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 14	@ West Virginia	0	14	L
Thu., Nov. 26	@ Pittsburgh	7	23	L

1925 Season Totals
Record	4-4 -1
Points Scored	67
Scoring Average	7.4
Points Allowed	66
Defense Average	7.3
Opponents Record	40-12
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1 -1
Away Record	0-3

1925 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1925 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-1-2	210	65					Ewing Y. Freeland
Connecticut	3-5-1	39	76					Summer Dole
New Mexico	2-4-1	52	77					Roy W. Johnson
Pittsburgh	8-1	151	34					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Syracuse	8-1-1	202	27					Charles W.P. Pete Reynolds
Army	7-2	185	71					John J. McEwan
Notre Dame	7-2-1	200	64					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Arizona State	6-2	154	59					Aaron M. McCreary
Boston College	6-2	152	53					Frank W. Cavanaugh
Massachusetts	6-2	165	75					Harold Gore
Wake Forest	6-2-1	185	40					Henry M. Hank Garrity
Western Michigan	6-2-1	125	47					Earl Martineau
Navy	5-2-1	134	81					John E. Jack Owsley
New Mexico State	5-3-1	151	75					Robert R. Brown
San Diego State	5-3-1	98	59					C.E. Peterson
Temple	5-2-2	104	39					Henry J. Miller
Texas El Paso	5-0-1	113	26					George B. Powell
Troy	5-3	76	120					Otis Bynum
Arkansas State	4-3-1	65	118					Herbert Schwartz
Central Michigan	4-1-3	96	20					Lester Barnard
Duke	4-5	58	142					James P. Pat Herron
Penn State	4-4-1	67	66					Hugo F. Bezdek
Arizona	3-3-1	70	88					James F. Pop McKale
Buffalo	3-4-1	18	121					Russ Carrick
Michigan State	3-5	105	106					Ralph H. Young
Middle Tennessee State	3-4-2	107	128					Guy Stephenson
Western Kentucky	3-5-1	52	91					E.A. Diddle
Ball State	2-5	58	132					Paul Billy Williams
Rutgers	2-7	38	146					John H. Wallace
San Jose State	2-5	66	144					E.R. Knolln
Georgia Southern	1-2	6	12					E. G. Cromartie
Jacksonville State	1-6	12	162					Earl Wren
Kent State	1-1-3	13	24					Merle E. Wagoner
Memphis	0-7-1	44	239					Zach Curlin
Southern Mississippi	0-6	19	195					William Herschel Bobo

1925 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1925 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.