1928 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1928 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek (11th season)
Captain	Donn Greenshields Steven Hamas
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
Seasons ←  1927 1929  →

1928 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					9	–	0	–	0
West Chester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	0	–	1
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Penn			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
Drexel			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 NYU			–					8	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	2
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	2
CCNY			–					4	–	1	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	2	–	3
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	3	–	2
Cornell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	5	–	1
Lehigh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					2	–	5	–	2
Providence			–					1	–	5	–	3
Vermont			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1928 college football season. The team was coached by Hugo Bezdek and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 25–0	4,000
October 6	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 12–0	5,000
October 13	Bucknell	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–6	> 10,000	[1]
October 20	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–14	65,000
October 27	Syracuse	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	T 6–6	15,000
November 3	vs. Notre Dame	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–9	30,000
November 10	George Washington	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 50–0	5,000	[2] [3]
November 17	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–7		[4]
November 29	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 0–26	32,209	[5]
Homecoming

References

1. "Bucknell Gridders Nip Penn State, 6-0". New York Daily News. October 14, 1928. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Despite gallant fight G.E. goes down before attack of Penn eleven". The University Hatchet. November 14, 1928. Retrieved February 13, 2021– via Internet Archive.
3. "Penn State wallops George Washington". The Morning Call. November 11, 1928. Retrieved February 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lafayette Wins: Nittany Lions and Leopard Engage in Bitter Duel With Easton Eleven Securing Triumph by a 7-0 Score". Allentown Morning Call. November 18, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pitt Hands State 26 to 0 Lacing In Turkey Day Clash". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 30, 1928. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.