1881 Penn State football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1881 Penn State football Independent 1–0 None none 1887 The 1881 Penn State football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University–during the 1881 college football season. It was the first football team fielded by the school. Penn State played only one game in 1881, beating Lewisburg by a score of 9–0.Penn State Yearly Results (1881-1884) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse August 8, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/yearly_results.php?year=1881 August 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150805073457/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/yearly_results.php?year=1881 dead Although this game was reported in the two State College newspapers and The Mirror, the University at Lewisburg campus newspaper, Bucknell denies that this game ever happened.September 2026 Penn State did not field teams from 1882 through 1886. Schedule November 12 w y Lewisburg Lewisburg, PA 9–0 References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Penn State football