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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  <-- 1899 <- 1900 -> 1901 --> 2024
1900 Season Highlights
 William N. Pop Golden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1900 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Sep. 23  vs. Susquehanna  17   0   W       
 Sun., Sep. 30  @ Pittsburgh  12   0   W    @ Bellefonte, PA   
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Army  0   0   T       
 Wed., Oct. 10  @ Princeton  0   26   L       
 Wed., Oct. 17  @ Pennsylvania  5   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Dickinson  0   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Duquesne A.C.  0   29   L    @ Pittsburgh, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Bucknell  6   0   W    @ Williamsport, PA   
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Navy  0   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Gettysburg  44   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Buffalo  0   10   L       
 
1900 Season Totals
  Record4-6 -1
  Points Scored84
  Scoring Average7.6
  Points Allowed144
  Defense Average13.1
  Opponents Record22-12
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record2-6 -1
1900 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1900 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 4-3-110445   T.D. Knowles
Iowa State 2-5-138100   C.E. Woodruff
Kansas 2-5-275118   Charles Boynton
Ohio State 8-1-121326   Dr. John B.C. Eckstorm
Army 7-3-110968   Herman J. Koehler
Stanford 7-2-115420   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Syracuse 7-2-120860   Edwin R. Sweetland
Virginia 7-2-118637   Arthur F. Archie Hoxton
Navy 6-310651   Garrett Cochran
Nebraska 6-1-111220   Walter C. Bummy Booth
Notre Dame 6-3-126173   Pat ODea
Pittsburgh 5-411033   Dr. M. Roy Jackson
Buffalo 4-238145   No Coach
California 4-2-1537   Addison W. Kelly
Missouri 4-4-17281   Fred J. Murphy
Nevada 4-2-17834   James Hopper
Penn State 4-6-184144   William N. Pop Golden
Rutgers 4-45066   Michael F. Daly
South Carolina 4-36666   I.O. Hunt
Washington State 4-0-1395   William A. Allen
West Virginia 4-353104   Dr. John E. Hill
Arizona 3-11316   William Skinner
Baylor 3-0440   R.H. Hamilton
Cincinnati 3-4-151156   Daniel A. Dan Reed
Maryland 3-4-16867   F.H. Peters
New Mexico State 3-3-14927   William A. Sutherland
Oklahoma 3-1-111828   Vernon L. Parrington
Oregon 3-3-16644   Lawrence Kaarsberg
San Jose State 3-3-12364   J.E. Addicott, Coach Whitemeger, & Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Temple 3-4-19569   John T. Rogers
Virginia Tech 3-3-16742   Dr. Davis
Wyoming 3-310559   William McMurray
Akron 2-3-15566   No Coach
Arkansas 2-1-13623   Colbert Searles
Kansas State 2-447100   F.G. Moulton
Louisiana State 2-28535   Edmond A. Chavanne
Northern Illinois 2-2-25050   John L. Keith
Ohio 2-4-13985   Karl Core
Texas A&M 2-2-16122   W.A. Murray
Tulsa 2-14423   Unknown
Utah 2-25734   Harvey R. Holmes
Arizona State 1-155   Frederick M. Irish
Boston College 0-000   No Team
Central Michigan 1-0205   Unknown
Marshall 1-0-2200   No Coach
Southern California 1-1-1511   No Coach
Washington 1-2-22771   J.S. Dodge
Miami Ohio 0-21249   Alonzo Edwin Branch
Utah State 0-2026   Willard Langton

1900 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1900 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.