1896 Penn State football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1896 Penn State football Penn State Football 1896.jpg 285 Independent 3–4 Samuel B. Newton 1st James Dunsmore Beaver Field The 1896 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 1896 college football season. The team was coached by Samuel B. Newton and played its home games on Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania. Schedule September 26 w 1896 Gettysburg Gettysburg Beaver Field State College, PA 40–0 October 3 w Western University of Pennsylvania Beaver Field State College, PA rivalry 10–4 W.U.P. Very Strong. The Pittsburg Post October 4, 1896 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43049496/wup_very_strong/ Newspapers.comhttps://documenting.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3Ae39398v12n01/from_search/557053632293eebfa657a4eed327635e-6#page/23/mode/1up Athletics The Western University Courant October 1896 XII 1 22 Courant Publishing Association October 30, 2019 October 10 w Dickinson Beaver Field State College, PA 8–0 Saturday's Game.—With State College Was a Decided Surprise https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel/163294480/ The Evening Sentinel Carlisle, Pennsylvania October 12, 1896 3 January 17, 2025 Newspapers.com October 24 l y Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ 0–39 1,000 Princeton, 39; P.S.C., 0 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 25, 1896 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98348040/princeton-39-psc-0/ Newspapers.com October 31 l y Bucknell Athletic Park Williamsport, PA 0–10 5,000 Bucknell-State College Foot Ball Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/public-press/163274861/ Public Press Northumberland, Pennsylvania October 30, 1896 3 January 17, 2025 Newspapers.com Bucknell Defeats State https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/163274596/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 1, 1896 9 January 17, 2025 Newspapers.com November 14 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 0–27 November 21 l y Carlisle Sixth Street gridiron Harrisburg, PA 5–48 2,000 Carlisle 48, State 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76567932/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 22, 1896 6 April 27, 2021 Newspapers.com State College Scalped https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76567923/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 22, 1896 9 April 27, 2021 Newspapers.com References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State football