1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football
1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1921 record	8–0–2
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek (4th season);
Captain	George Snell
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
	Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

The 1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State College in the 1921 college football season.^[1] Known as the "Mystery Team", they were coached by Hugo Bezdek and played their home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

The Lions were again undefeated, but tied Harvard and rival Pittsburgh on the road.^[2] The season concluded in December with a long trip to Seattle and a 21–7 win over struggling Washington.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 53–0	2,500
October 1	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 24–0	2,500
October 8	NC State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 35–0	3,000
October 15	Lehigh	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 28–7	4,000
October 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 21–21	30,000
October 29	vs. Georgia Tech	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 28–7	30,000	^[4]
November 5	Carnegie Tech	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 28–7	6,000
November 12	vs. Navy	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–7	25,000
November 24	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	T 0–0	34,000	^[2]^[5]
December 3	at Washington	University Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–7	13,827	^[3]
Homecoming

Players[]

Line[]

Number	Player	Position	Hometown	Weight
9	Ray Baer	guard	Toledo, Ohio	200
7	Joe Bedenk	guard	Williamsport	185
8	Newsh Bentz	center		190
10	Hills	tackle		180
5	Hufford	end		170
6	McMahan	tackle		215
11	Stan McCollum	end		178

Backfield[]

Number	Player	Position	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
2	Glenn Killinger	quarterback	Harrisburg	Tech HS	5' 9"	160	23
25	Knabb	fullback				175
4	Joe Lightner	halfback	Marysville			178
15	Harry Wilson	halfback	Mingo Junction, OH		165

Source:^[6]

Substitutes[]

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
	Smozinski
	Frank
	Crowther
	Rugh
	Reinhard
	Logue
	Hamilton
	Ritner
	Redinger	Halfback
	Palm
	Cornwall

References[]

^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pitt men rejoice over "moral victory" by Panthers". Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1921. p. 32.
^ ^a ^b "Penn States attack dazzles U. of W., and Bezdek's Lions triumph, 21-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 4, 1921. p. 1, part 2.
^ "Penn State Tears Georgia Techites' Line Into Shreds". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 30, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Keck, Harry (November 13, 1920). "Forward Pass Scores Only Touchdown of Hard-Fought Contest". The Gazette Times. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Penn State in the Polo Grounds – Part 2 « JoePa's Doghouse

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[1] "Penn State Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

[pmrej-2] "Pitt men rejoice over "moral victory" by Panthers". Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1921. p. 32.

[psdzzuw-3] "Penn States attack dazzles U. of W., and Bezdek's Lions triumph, 21-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 4, 1921. p. 1, part 2.

[4] "Penn State Tears Georgia Techites' Line Into Shreds". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 30, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Keck, Harry (November 13, 1920). "Forward Pass Scores Only Touchdown of Hard-Fought Contest". The Gazette Times. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Penn State in the Polo Grounds – Part 2 « JoePa's Doghouse

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Venues	Old Main lawn (until 1891) Beaver Field (1892–1908) New Beaver Field (1909–1959) Beaver Stadium (1960–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse Temple West Virginia
Culture & lore	Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Uplifting Athletes Joe Paterno statue Something for Joey 1982 Nebraska game Penn State child sex abuse scandal 2016 Ohio State game Paterno White Out 2021 Illinois game
People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1921 Eastern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson		–		10	–	0	–	1
Lafayette		–		9	–	0	–	0
Cornell		–		8	–	0	–	0
Penn State		–		8	–	0	–	2
Yale		–		8	–	1	–	0
New Hampshire		–		8	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		6	–	1	–	2
Villanova		–		6	–	1	–	2
Carnegie Tech		–		7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	2	–	0
Harvard		–		7	–	2	–	1
Boston University		–		6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell		–		5	–	3	–	1
Geneva		–		5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	3	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Princeton		–		4	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	3	–	1
Fordham		–		4	–	3	–	2
Penn		–		4	–	3	–	2
Colgate		–		4	–	4	–	2
Lehigh		–		4	–	4	–	0
Vermont		–		3	–	4	–	0
NYU		–		2	–	3	–	3
Drexel		–		2	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		4	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island State		–		3	–	5	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	6	–	0
Tufts		–		1	–	5	–	2
Duquesne		–		0	–	4	–	1