1920 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

1920 Penn State Nittany Lions football

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–0–2
Head coach|

* Hugo Bezdek (3rd season)

Captain| Bill Hess
Home stadium| New Beaver Field

Seasons

<- 1919

1921 ->

1920 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 2
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 2
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Williams |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 2
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Rhode Island State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 4
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0

The 1920 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State College in the 1920 college football season.[1] Led by third-year head coach Hugo Bezdek, the team played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

The Lions were undefeated, but were tied in their final two games.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| Muhlenberg|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 27–7| 2,500|
October 2| Gettysburg|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 13–0| 2,500|
October 9| Dartmouth|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 14–7| 6,000|
October 16| NC State|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 41–0| 3,500|
October 23| Lebanon Valley|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 109–7| 2,500|
October 30| at Penn|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 28–7| 30,000|
November 6| Nebraska|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 20–0| 9,000|
November 13| at Lehigh|

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| T 7–7| 9,000| [2]
November 25| at Pittsburgh|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| T 0–0| 32,500| [3]

* Homecoming

## References

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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.
2. ^ "Lehigh Surprises Penn State Team, The Latter Tying Score Near Finish". The Allentown Morning Call and Morning Herald. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved August 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Record Set By Crowd At State Game". The Gazette Times. November 27, 1920. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.

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Penn State Nittany Lions football

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* Old Main lawn (until 1891)
* Beaver Field (1892–1908)
* New Beaver Field (1909–1959)
* Beaver Stadium (1960–present)

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* Alabama
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* Minnesota: Governor's Victory Bell
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