1925 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

1925 Penn State Nittany Lions football

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

* Hugo Bezdek (8th season)

Captain| Bas Gray
Home stadium| New Beaver Field

Seasons

<- 1924

1926 ->

1925 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 4 Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 2
No. 10 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 11 Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Springfield |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Muhlenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
St. John's |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Manhattan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Penn State Nittany Lions football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Hugo Bezdek, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 67 to 66.[1] The team played its home games at New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Lebanon Valley|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 14–0| 3,500| [2]
October 3| Franklin & Marshall|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 13–0| 3,500| [3]
October 10| vs. Georgia Tech|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| L 7–16| 10,000| [4]
October 17| Marietta|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 13–0| 3,500| [5]
October 24| Michigan State|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA (rivalry)

| W 13–6| 4,000| [6]
October 31| at Syracuse|

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 20,000| [7]
November 7| Notre Dame|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA (rivalry)

| T 0–0| 20,000| [8]
November 14| at West Virginia|

* Mountaineer Stadium
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| L 0–14| 18,000| [9]
November 26| at Pittsburgh|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)

| L 7–23| 50,000| [10]

* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "1925 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
2. ^ "Lebanon Battles Nittany". The Pittsburgh Press. September 27, 1925. p. Sporting 4 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Penn State Rally Brings 13-0 Victory Over Franklin Marshall". The Pittsburgh Post. October 4, 1925. p. III-2 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Georgia Tech Rides Over Penn, 16 to 7". New York Daily News. October 11, 1925. p. 58 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Penn State Eleven Trips Marietta, 13-0". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 18, 1925. p. III-6 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Nittany Lions Celebrate With Victory Over Michigan State". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 25, 1925. p. III-10 - via newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Syracuse Eleven Keeps Its Goal Line Free From Enemy". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 1, 1925. p. 47 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Knute Rockne (November 8, 1925). "Penn State Holds Irish Scoreless". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 18 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Mountaineers Dedicate Stadium By Beating Lions, 14-0". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. November 15, 1925. p. III-3 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Chester L. Smith (November 27, 1925). "Pitt Wins Over Penn State, 23 to 7". Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.

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Penn State Nittany Lions football

Venues|

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

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* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Maryland
* Michigan
* Michigan State
* Minnesota: Governor's Victory Bell
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* "Fight On, State"
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* Something for Joey
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