1896 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
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| 1896 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1896 record | 3–4 |
| Head coach | Samuel Newton (1st year) |
| Home stadium | Beaver Field |
The 1896 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1896 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Samuel Newton and played its home games on Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Despite the article title, the school did not adopt the Nittany Lion as its mascot until 1907.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 26 | Gettysburg | Beaver Field • State College, PA | W 40–0 | ||||||
| October 3 | Pittsburgh | Beaver Field • State College, PA (Rivalry) | W 10–4 | ||||||
| October 10 | Dickinson | Beaver Field • State College, PA | W 8–0 | ||||||
| October 24 | at Princeton | University Field • Princeton, NJ | L 0–39 | ||||||
| October 31 | vs. Bucknell | Williamsport, PA | L 0–10 | ||||||
| November 14 | at Pennsylvania | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 0–27 | ||||||
| November 28 | vs. Carlisle Indians | Harrisburg, PA | L 5–48 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
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