1899 Penn State football team

American college football season

1899 Penn State football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–6–1
Head coach|

* Sam Boyle (1st season)

Captain| Brute Randolph
Home stadium| Beaver Field

Seasons

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1900 ->

1899 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | 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
Dickinson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  | - | 1
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. The team was coached by Sam Boyle and played its home games on Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| | Mansfield|

* Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 38–0| |
September 30| | Gettysburg|

* Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 40–0| |
October 7| | at Army|

* The Plain
* West Point, NY

| W 6–0| |
October 13| 3:30 p.m.| Washington & Jefferson|

* Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| T 0–0| 1,500–2,000| [1][2][3][4]
October 18| | at Princeton|

* University Field
* Princeton, NJ

| L 0–12| |
October 21| | at Navy|

* Worden Field
* Annapolis, MD

| L 0–6| |
October 28| | Dickinson|

* Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 15–0| |
November 4| | vs. Bucknell| Williamsport, PA| L 0–5| 3,000|
November 11| | at Yale|

* Yale Field
* New Haven, CT

| L 0–42| 3,000| [5]
November 17| | at Penn|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–47| |
November 25| | at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club|

* Exposition Park
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 5–64| 3,500| [6][7]

## References

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1. ^ "Fight On The Football Field". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Brutality On The Gridiron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved September 28, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "W. & J. Vs. State College". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "W. & J.'s Version". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "D.C. & A.C.'s Goal Line Is Crossed". The Pittsburg Post. November 26, 1899. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "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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