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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-

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1881 <-- 1910 <- 1911 -> 1912 --> 2024

1911 Season Highlights

William M. Bill Hollenback enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Penn State.

The Nittany Lions won the National Championship.

1911 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Geneva	57	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Gettysburg	31	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Cornell	5	0	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Villanova	18	0	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Pennsylvania	22	6	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. St. Bonaventure	46	0	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Colgate	17	9	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Navy	0	0	T
Thu., Nov. 30	@ Pittsburgh	3	0	W

1911 Season Totals
Record	8-0 -1
Points Scored	199
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	15
Defense Average	1.7
Opponents Record	10-3
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-0 -1

1911 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1911 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	1-3-1	62	22					R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut	0-5	6	166					Leo Hafford
Northern Illinois	8-1-2	196	84					William W. Wirtz
Oklahoma	8-0	282	15					Bennie Owen
Penn State	8-0-1	199	15					William M. Bill Hollenback
New Mexico State	7-0	192	6					Arthur H. Badenoch
Washington	7-0	277	9					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Army	6-1-1	88	11					Joseph W. Beacham
Louisiana State	6-3	186	34					James K. Pat Dwyer
Navy	6-0-3	116	11					Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
Notre Dame	6-0-2	222	9					John L. Jack Marks
Temple	6-1	90	54					William J. Schatz
Texas A&M	6-1	134	17					Charles B. Moran
West Virginia	6-3	91	67					Dr. Charles Augustus Lueder
Arkansas	5-2-2	168	23					Hugo F. Bezdek
Florida	5-0-1	84	14					G.E. Pyle
Kansas State	5-4-1	47	87					Guy S. Lowman
Michigan	5-1-2	90	38					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Michigan State	5-1	93	30					John F. Macklin
Oklahoma State	5-2	256	59					Paul J. Davis
Oregon State	5-2	119	49					Sam Dolan
Syracuse	5-3-2	63	59					C. DeForest Cummings
Texas	5-2	66	19					William S. Wasmund
Louisiana Tech	4-2-1	98	68					Percy S. Prince
Marshall	4-1-1	122	22					Boyd B. Chambers
Maryland	4-4-2	37	72					Charley F. Donnelly
Pittsburgh	4-3-1	72	29					Joseph H. Thompson
Rutgers	4-4-1	25	99					Howard Gargan
Texas Christian	4-5	114	106					Henry W. Lever
Troy	4-1-1	49	20					George W. Penton
Akron	3-4-1	80	24					Frank Haggerty
Arizona	3-1-1	16	3					George F. Shipp
Baylor	3-4-2	103	53					Ralph Glaze
Central Michigan	3-2	21	8					Harry W. Helmer
Jacksonville State	3-2-1	32	22					Ben Harris
Oregon	3-2	59	51					William J. Bill Warner
Wake Forest	3-5	159	81					Frank Thompson
Washington State	3-3	92	42					Oscar P. Osthoff
Hawaii	2-2	32	49					Austin Jones
Western Michigan	2-3	110	59					William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State	1-1	12	11					F.T. Parks
Louisiana	1-3-1	35	68					C.J. McNaspy
South Carolina	1-4-2	22	102					John H. Neff
Boston College	0-7	8	97					Joseph Courtney
Middle Tennessee State	0-1	0	20					L.E. Mutt Weber
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1911 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1911 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.