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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: Hugo F. Bezdek
Conference: Independent-

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1881 <-- 1917 <- 1918 -> 1919 --> 2024

1918 Season Highlights

Hugo F. Bezdek enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Penn State.

1918 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Wissahickon Barracks	6	6	T
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Rutgers	3	26	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Lehigh	7	6	W
Thu., Nov. 28	@ Pittsburgh	6	28	L

1918 Season Totals
Record	1-2 -1
Points Scored	22
Scoring Average	5.5
Points Allowed	66
Defense Average	16.5
Opponents Record	9-3
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-1 -1
Away Record	1-1

1918 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1918 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	5-2	142	34					Frank Morrisey
Rutgers	5-2	192	78					George Foster Sanford
Syracuse	5-1	141	21					Frank J. Buck ONeill
Michigan State	4-3	134	68					George E. Gauthier
Navy	4-1	183	20					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Pittsburgh	4-1	140	16					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Buffalo	3-1	141	31					Art Powell
Hawaii	3-1	62	47					Dave Crawford
Notre Dame	3-1-2	133	39					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Western Michigan	3-2	223	30					William H. Bill Spaulding
Akron	2-2-1	69	47					Fred Sefton
Memphis	2-4	68	96					John Childerson
Army	1-0	20	0					Hugh Mitchell
Central Michigan	1-0	41	6					Charles Tambling
Jacksonville State	1-2-1	11	64					Ben Harris
Middle Tennessee State	0-0	0	0					Unknown
North Texas	1-2-1	39	58					J.W. St. Clair
Penn State	1-2-1	22	66					Hugo F. Bezdek
Toledo	1-1	36	43					James Baxter
Wake Forest	1-2	28	47					Harry A. Rabenhorst
Sam Houston State	0-0	0	0					Gene Berry
Stanford	0-4	8	242					Milbourne Bob Evans

1918 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1918 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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