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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  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Muhlenberg  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Villanova  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Lehigh  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Cornell  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Syracuse  18   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Pittsburgh  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Pennsylvania  12   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Bucknell  14   0   W       
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record3-5
  Points Scored109
  Scoring Average13.6
  Points Allowed86
  Defense Average10.8
  Opponents Record9-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record0-4
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1936 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 7-220348   J.O. Christian
Pittsburgh 8-1-122434Won  21-0  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Army 6-323871   Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Boston College 6-1-210955   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan 6-27653   Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State 6-1-214340   Charles W. Bachman
Navy 6-311574   Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Notre Dame 6-2-112869   Elmer F. Layden
Temple 6-3-211766   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
West Virginia 6-4151122   Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Buffalo 5-3121127   Jim Peele
San Jose State 5-413693   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Central Michigan 3-4-189135   Alex Yunevich
East Carolina 3-26419   Bo Farley
Penn State 3-510986   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Troy 3-539125   Albert Elmore
Georgia Southern 2-945242   Crook Smith
Jacksonville State 2-2-16765   T.B. Shotts
Western Michigan 2-56090   Mitchell Gary
Massachusetts 2-69294   Elbert Carraway
Syracuse 1-745116   Victor A. Vic Hanson

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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