1911 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1911 Penn State Nittany Lions football Penn State Football 1911.jpg 285 Independent 8–0–1 Bill Hollenback 2nd Dexter Very New Beaver Field Co-national champion (NCF) The 1911 Penn State Nittany Lions football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State College as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Hollenback, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 199 to 15. There was no contemporaneous system in 1911 for determining a national champion. However, Penn State was retroactively named as the national champion by the National Championship Foundation.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live Penn state end Dexter Very was selected by Walter Camp as a second-team player on the 1911 All-America college football team. Five persons associated with the 1911 Penn State team were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: coach Hollenback (inducted 1951); tackle Dick Harlow (inducted 1954 as a coach); fullback Pete Mauthe (inducted 1957); quarterback Shorty Miller (inducted 1974); and Very (inducted 1976).Dexter Very National Football Foundation March 30, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1303Dick Harlow National Football Foundation March 30, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1652Pete Mauthe National Football Foundation March 30, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1301Shorty Miller National Football Foundation March 30, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1302Bill Hollenback National Football Foundation March 30, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1246 Schedule September 30 w Geneva New Beaver Field State College, PA 57–0 Geneva Is Easy For State Men The Gazette Times Pittsburgh October 1, 1911 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85955051/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ Newspapers.com October 7 w 1911 Gettysburg Gettysburg New Beaver Field State College, PA 31–0 One-Sided Contest Taken by Penn State: Gettysburg Fails to Make First Down Against Speedy Opponents The Pittsburgh Post October 8, 1911 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98752177/one-sided-contest-taken-by-penn-state/ Newspapers.com October 14 w y Cornell Ithaca, NY 5–0 Cornell Loses To Penn State: Keystone Football Players Vanquish Ithacans on Home Grouund, 5 to 0 The New York Times October 15, 1911 39 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98752391/cornell-loses-to-penn-state-keystone/ Newspapers.com October 21 w Villanova New Beaver Field State College, PA 18–0 Penn State Wins Rough Game From Villa Nova The Pittsburgh Press October 22, 1911 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98752508/penn-state-wins-rough-game-from-villa/ Newspapers.com October 28 w y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 22–6 15,000 Penn Is Routed by State College: Bill Hollenback's Team Beats Red and Blue Eleven by Savage Onslaught in First Half of Game That Carries Quakers Off Their Feet The Philadelphia Inquirer October 29, 1911 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25132421/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ Newspapers.com November 4 w St. Bonaventure New Beaver Field State College, PA 46–0 Penn State Swamps St. Bonaventure https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52222396/penn-state-swamps-st-bonaventure/ The Gazette Times Pittsburgh November 5, 1911 sec. 3, p. 2 May 27, 2020 November 11 w Colgate New Beaver Field State College, PA 17–9 Pennsylvania State Disposes of Colgate: Captain Very Breaks Visitors' Interference in Brilliant Style The Pittsburgh Post November 12, 1911 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98752778/pennsylvania-state-disposes-of-colgate/ Newspapers.com November 18 t y Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD 0–0 Navy's Scrubs Hold Down the Penn Staters The Baltimore Sun November 19, 1911 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98752904/navys-scrubs-hold-down-the-penn-staters/ Newspapers.com November 30 w y Pittsburgh Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 3–0 15,000–20,000 Game and Prize Go to State The Pittsburgh Post December 1, 1911 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56830778/game-and-prize-go-to-state/ Newspapers.comPitt is Beaten By State, 3-0 The Gazette Times Pittsburgh December 1, 1911 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56827091/pitt-is-beaten-by-state-3-0/ Newspapers.com 1911 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 30, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/penn-state/1911-schedule.html References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:College football undefeated seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football