1899 Penn State football team

1899 Penn State football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	Sam Boyle (1st season)
Captain	Brute Randolph
Home stadium	Beaver Field

1899 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					10	–	0	–	1
Lafayette			–					12	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					12	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					7	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	1	–	1
Carlisle			–					9	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					8	–	1	–	2
Washington & Jefferson			–					9	–	2	–	1
Wesleyan			–					7	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					2	–	0	–	2
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	1
Western Univ. of Penn.			–					3	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					8	–	3	–	2
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	1
New Hampshire			–					4	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					7	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Lehigh			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	9	–	0
Geneva			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1899 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 1899 college football season.^[1] The team was coached by Sam Boyle and played its home games on Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Mansfield	Beaver Field State College, PA	W 38–0
September 30		Gettysburg	Beaver Field State College, PA	W 40–0
October 7		at Army	The Plain West Point, NY	W 6–0
October 13	3:30 p.m.	Washington & Jefferson	Beaver Field State College, PA	T 0–0	1,500–2,000	[2][3][4][5]
October 18		at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 0–12
October 21		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 0–6
October 28		Dickinson	Beaver Field State College, PA	W 15–0
November 4		vs. Bucknell	Williamsport, PA	L 0–5	3,000
November 11		at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–42	3,000	[6]
November 17		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–47
November 25		at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club	Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 5–64	3,500	[7][8]

References

1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
2. "Fight On The Football Field". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Brutality On The Gridiron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "W. & J. Vs. State College". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "W. & J.'s Version". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Yale Makes a Big Score: Plays a Strong Game Against the Pennsylvania State Team". The New York Times. November 12, 1899. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "D.C. & A.C.'s Goal Line Is Crossed". The Pittsburg Post. November 26, 1899. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Stars Are Crippled". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. November 25, 1899. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com. ...Exposition Park this afternoon to see the D. C. & A. C. and State College football elevens...