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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: Richard C. Dick Harlow
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024
1915 Season Highlights
 Richard C. Dick Harlow enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1915 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Lebanon Valley  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Pennsylvania  13   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Gettysburg  27   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. West Virginia Wesleyan  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Harvard  0   13   L       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Lehigh  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Lafayette  33   3   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Pittsburgh  0   20   L       
 
1915 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored147
  Scoring Average16.3
  Points Allowed51
  Defense Average5.7
  Opponents Record8-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-2
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1915 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 3-1976   R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut 1-740107   John Donahue
Syracuse 9-1-233116   Frank J. Buck ONeill
California 8-5242184   James G. Schaeffer
Pittsburgh 8-024726   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Notre Dame 7-123029   Jesse C. Harper
Oregon 7-220453   Hugo F. Bezdek
Penn State 7-214751   Richard C. Dick Harlow
Rutgers 7-135133   George Foster Sanford
Washington 7-027414   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Washington State 7-020410Won  14-0  William Lone Star Dietz
Louisiana State 6-212649   E.T. McDonald
Maryland 6-316169   H.C. Curley Byrd
Arizona 5-313334   James F. Pop McKale
Army 5-3-111457   Charles D. Daly
Jacksonville State 5-29631   Ben Harris
Michigan State 5-125938   John F. Macklin
Oregon State 5-316673   Edward J. Doc Stewart
Sam Houston State 5-1-12519   Gene Berry
West Virginia 5-1-120819   Sol S. Metzger
Western Michigan 5-129143   William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State 4-1-19913   Earl Brannon
Hawaii 4-1-211448   John Peden
Memphis 4-3186138   Clyde Wilson
Michigan 4-3-113081   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
New Mexico State 4-28219   Clarence W. Russell
North Texas 4-11486   J.W. St. Clair
Southern Mississippi 4-4114103   A.B. Dillie
Arizona State 3-212536   George H. Schaeffer
Boston College 3-44569   Stephen Mahoney
Buffalo 3-33262   Frank Mt. Pleasant
Navy 3-5-199118   Lt. Jonas H. Ingram
Southern California 3-4132119   Ralph Glaze
Temple 3-1-13240   William Nicholai
Wake Forest 3-416190   Dr. Wilbur C. Smith
Middle Tennessee State 2-3-13492   Alfred B. Miles
Northern Illinois 2-5-181210   William W. Wirtz
Akron 1-7-120239   Fred Sefton
Marshall 1-780244   Boyd B. Chambers
Western Kentucky 1-3-220111   J.L. Arthur
Nevada 0-522131   Jack Glascock
Stanford 0-000   No Team
Texas El Paso 0-1-11043   Tommy Dwyer

1915 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1915 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 the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.