1897 Penn State football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1897 Penn State football Penn State Football 1897.jpg 285 Independent 3–6 Samuel B. Newton 2nd Joe Curtin Beaver Field The 1897 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 1897 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 25 w 1897 Gettysburg Gettysburg Beaver Field State College, PA 32–0 October 2 l y Lafayette March Field Easton, PA 0–24 October 13 l y Princeton University Field Princeton, NJ 0–34 Scares the Tigers: State Almost Scores Twice Against Princeton's Team Chicago Tribune October 14, 1897 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16524621/scares_the_tigers_state_almost_scores/ Newspapers.com October 16 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 0–24 500 Penn Downed State By A Small Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187113/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 21, 1897 4 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Penn's Playing Was Mediocre https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98187252/the-philadelphia-times/ The Times Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 21, 1897 6 March 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 20 l y Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–4 October 30 l y Cornell Percy Field Ithaca, NY 0–45 November 13 2:40 p.m. w y Bucknell Athletic Park Williamsport, PA 27–4 1,800 State and Bucknell https://www.newspapers.com/article/altoona-tribune/163309231/ Altoona Tribune Altoona, Pennsylvania November 12, 1897 4 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com State By A Healthy Score https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/163309294/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 14, 1897 4 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com Bucknell Defeated https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewisburg-chronicle/163309181/ Lewisburg Chronicle Lewisburg, Pennsylvania November 20, 1897 1 January 18, 2025 Newspapers.com November 20 w 1897 Bloomsburg Normal Bloomsburg Normal Beaver Field State College, PA 10–0 November 25 l y Dickinson Sunbury, PA 0–6 Dickinson 6, State 0: The Carlisle Team Too Much for State College The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA) November 26, 1897 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85248385/dickinson-6-state-0/ Newspapers.com References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Penn State football