1901 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State Nittany Lions football
1901 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	5–3
Head coach	Pop Golden (2nd season)
Home stadium	Beaver Field
	Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

Last updated February 07, 2020

The 1901 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1901 college football season.^[1] The team was coached by Pop Golden and played its home games in Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Despite the article title, the school did not adopt the Nittany Lion as its mascot until 1907.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	Susquehanna	Beaver Field State College, PA	W 17–0
September 29	vs. Western University of Pennsylvania	Bellefonte, PA (rivalry)	W 37–0
October 5	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–23
October 19	at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–22	^[2]
October 26	at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 11–6	^[3]
November 2	at Homestead Library & Athletic Club	Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–39
November 16	vs. Lehigh	Williamsport, PA	W 38–0	^[4]
November 23	Dickinson	Beaver Field State College, PA	W 12–0

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The 1946 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1946 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania. The team is notable for voting to cancel a scheduled game against the Miami Hurricanes rather that playing without African American players.

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The 1901 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach George Washington Woodruff, the team compiled a 10–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 121. Significant games included victories over Penn State (23–6), Chicago (11–0), and Carlisle (16–14), and losses to Navy (5–6), Harvard (6–33), and Army (0–24).

References

↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
↑ "Yale, 22; Penn State, 0: Hardest Game of the Season For Old Eli Thus Far". New York Daily Tribune. October 20, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "State College, 11; Annapolis, 6". The New York Times. October 27, 1901. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Lehigh Is Hopelessly Outclassed". The Pittsburg Post. November 17, 1901. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Penn State Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

[2] "Yale, 22; Penn State, 0: Hardest Game of the Season For Old Eli Thus Far". New York Daily Tribune. October 20, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "State College, 11; Annapolis, 6". The New York Times. October 27, 1901. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Lehigh Is Hopelessly Outclassed". The Pittsburg Post. November 17, 1901. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Maryland Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Pittsburgh Syracuse 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 Paterno
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National championship seasons in bold

1901 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Harvard		–		12	–	0	–	0
Yale		–		11	–	1	–	1
Cornell		–		11	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth		–		10	–	1	–	0
Massachusetts		–		9	–	1	–	0
Princeton		–		9	–	1	–	1
Syracuse		–		7	–	1	–	0
Holy Cross		–		7	–	1	–	1
Geneva		–		6	–	1	–	1
Army		–		5	–	1	–	2
Western U. of Penn		–		7	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson		–		6	–	2	–	1
Lafayette		–		9	–	3	–	0
Penn		–		10	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		4	–	2	–	0
Columbia		–		8	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	4	–	0
NYU		–		4	–	3	–	1
Vermont		–		5	–	5	–	1
Carlisle		–		5	–	7	–	1
Brown		–		4	–	7	–	1
Villanova		–		2	–	3	–	0
Duquesne		–		1	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		1	–	8	–	0
Lehigh		–		1	–	11	–	0
Rutgers		–		0	–	7	–	0