1899 Penn State football team

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1899 Penn State football
Penn State Football 1899.jpg
ConferenceIndependent
1899 record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainBrute Randolph
Home stadiumBeaver Field
Seasons
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1899 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   10 – 0 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 0 – 0
Lafayette   –   12 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   12 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 1
Carlisle   –   9 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   8 – 1 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 1
Wesleyan   –   7 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   2 – 0 – 2
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   7 – 2 – 1
Western Univ. of Penn.   –   3 – 1 – 1
Columbia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   8 – 3 – 2
Brown   –   7 – 3 – 1
New Hampshire   –   4 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   7 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Army   –   4 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   1 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 9 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1899 Penn State football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University–as an independent during the 1899 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Sam Boyle and played its home games on Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Mansfield
W 38–0
September 30Gettysburg
  • Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 40–0
October 7at Army
W 6–0
October 133:30 p.m.Washington & Jefferson
  • Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
T 0–01,500–2,000[2][3][4][5]
October 18at Princeton
L 0–12
October 21at Navy
L 0–6
October 28Dickinson
  • Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 15–0
November 4vs. BucknellWilliamsport, PAL 0–53,000
November 11at Yale
L 0–423,000[6]
November 17at Penn
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–47
November 25at Duquesne Country and Athletic ClubPittsburgh, PAL 5–64

References[]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fight On The Football Field". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Brutality On The Gridiron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "W. & J. Vs. State College". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "W. & J.'s Version". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Yale Makes a Big Score: Plays a Strong Game Against the Pennsylvania State Team". The New York Times. November 12, 1899. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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