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 M. Bill Hollenback Conference: Independent-
1912 Season Highlights
William M. Bill Hollenback enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
The Nittany Lions won the National Championship.
1912 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Carnegie Tech
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Washington & Jefferson
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @ Cornell
29
6
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Gettysburg
25
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Pennsylvania
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Villanova
71
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Ohio State
37
0
W
Thu., Nov. 28 @
Pittsburgh
38
0
W
1912 Season Totals
Record 8-0
Points Scored 285
Scoring Average 35.6
Points Allowed 6
Defense Average 0.8
Opponents Record 9-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-0
1912 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1912 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1912 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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