1893 Penn State football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1893 Penn State football Penn State Football 1893.jpg 285 Independent 4–1 George W. Hoskins 2nd Ed Haley Beaver Field The 1893 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 1893 college football season. The team was coached by George W. Hoskins. It was first team to play on Beaver Field, Penn State football's first permanent home. Schedule October 14 w y Virginia Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-post-university-of-virgin/145682397/ The Washington Post University of Virginia team lost October 15, 1893 April 19, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 l y Columbia Athletic Club Capitol Park Washington, DC 6–12Penn State protested this result on account of alleged cheating by the referee, a Columbia AC member. According to the school newspaper, "though the score as sent out from Washington was 12–6 in favor of C. A. C., all fair-minded people and lovers of foot ball will give it to us 6–0. And so we will always record it."The Free Lance November 1893 Columbia A. C. Game Pennsylvania State College State College, Pennsylvania 60 https://panewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn85054901/1893-11-01/ed-1/seq-14/ The school yearbook likewise listed the result as a 6–0 Penn State victory;'95 La Vie yearbook 1894 Junior Class of the Pennsylvania State College State College, Pennsylvania 104 Foot Ball https://digital.libraries.psu.edu/digital/collection/lavie/id/6655/rec/6 however, the game has disappeared from official Penn State records as published in the university's football media guide. The Washington Post It Was a Slugging Match October 17, 1893 March 16, 2026 https://www.newspapers.com/article/193550506/ Newspapers.comMorning Tribune Altoona, Pennsylvania October 19, 1893 Claim They Were Worsted 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/193626106/ Newspapers.com October 25 l y Penn University Athletic Grounds Philadelphia, PA 6–18 3,000 Pennsylvania's Small Total: The State College Scores Against the University The Times Philadelphia October 26, 1893 6 November 6 w Western University of Pennsylvania Beaver Field State College, PA rivalry 32–0 State College Winners. Pittsburgh Press November 7, 1893 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54719948/state-college-winners/ Newspapers.com November 11 2:30 p.m. w y Bucknell Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA 36–18 2,000 Bucknell Vs. State College https://www.newspapers.com/article/public-press/162886934/ Public Press Northumberland, Pennsylvania November 10, 1893 2 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com State College and Bucknell https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times/162887067/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 12, 1893 9 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com Foot-ball Galore!—State College Scores 36 Points to Bucknell's 18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewisburg-chronicle/162887229/ Lewisburg Chronicle Lewisburg, Pennsylvania November 18, 1893 1 January 12, 2025 Newspapers.com November 30 w y Pittsburgh Athletic Club PAC Park Pittsburgh, PA 12–0 The Pittsburgh Post December 1, 1893 6 The Season Ends https://www.newspapers.com/article/126143327/ Newspapers.com Penn State Football 2024 Media Guide https://gopsusports.com/documents/6aa36a31-1636-409e-aed6-30e4e68abe22.pdf Penn State Nittany Lions 301 January 12, 2025 Notes References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State football