1922 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1922 Penn State Nittany Lions football Independent 6–4–1 Hugo Bezdek 5th Newsh Bentz New Beaver Field Rose Bowl L 3–14 vs. USC 20spennstuniform.png The 1922 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as an independent during the 1922 college football season. The team was coached by Hugo Bezdek and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania. The Lions were invited to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, the first edition of the bowl game played in the current stadium. Schedule September 23 w 1922 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure New Beaver Field State College, PA 54–0 3,000 September 30 w William & Mary New Beaver Field State College, PA 27–7 3,000 October 7 w 1922 Gettysburg Gettysburg New Beaver Field State College, PA 20–0 3,000 October 14 w 1922 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley New Beaver Field State College, PA 32–6 3,000 October 21 w y 1922 Middlebury Panthers Middlebury New Beaver Field State College, PA 33–0 4,000 October 28 t y Syracuse Polo Grounds New York, NY rivalry 0–0 25,000 November 3 l y Navy American League Park Washington, DC 0–14 30,000 November 11 w Carnegie Tech New Beaver Field State College, PA 10–0 17,000 November 18 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 6–7 50,000 November 30 l y Pittsburgh Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 0–14 33,000 Pitt Defeats Penn State, 14-0, Before 33,000 here The Gazette Times December 1, 1922 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72973447/pitt-defeats-penn-state-14-0-before/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1923 l y USC Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl 3–14 43,000 References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football