1899 Penn State football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6–1
Head coach
CaptainBrute Randolph
Home stadiumBeaver Field
1899 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard   –  10 –0 –1
Lafayette   –  12 –1 –0
Princeton   –  12 –1 –0
Buffalo   –  7 –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
Drexel   –  3 –3 –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 23MansfieldW 38–0
September 30Gettysburg
  • Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 40–0
October 7at ArmyW 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 PrincetonL 0–12
October 21at NavyL 0–6
October 28Dickinson
  • Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 15–0
November 4vs. BucknellWilliamsport, PAL 0–53,000
November 11at YaleL 0–423,000[6]
November 17at PennL 0–47
November 25at Duquesne Country and Athletic ClubL 5–643,500[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. 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 icon.
  3. ↑ "Brutality On The Gridiron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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 icon.
  5. ↑ "W. & J.'s Version". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  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.
  7. ↑ "D.C. & A.C.'s Goal Line Is Crossed". The Pittsburg Post. November 26, 1899. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Stars Are Crippled". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 25, 1899. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com. ...Exposition Park this afternoon to see the D. C. & A. C. and State College football elevens...


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