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: Robert A. Bob Higgins Conference: Independent-
1935 Season Highlights
Robert A. Bob Higgins enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1935 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Lebanon Valley
12
6
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. McDaniel
2
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Lehigh
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Pittsburgh
0
9
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Syracuse
3
7
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Villanova
27
13
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Pennsylvania
6
33
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @ Bucknell
0
2
L
1935 Season Totals
Record 4-4
Points Scored 76
Scoring Average 9.5
Points Allowed 70
Defense Average 8.8
Opponents Record 13-2
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 0-4
1935 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1935 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1935 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.