1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
| 1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1921 record | 8–0–2 |
| Head coach | Hugo Bezdek (4th season) |
| Captain | George Snell |
| Home stadium | New Beaver Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State College in the 1921 college football season.[1] Known as the "Mystery Team", they were coached by Hugo Bezdek and played their home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.
The Lions were again undefeated, but tied Harvard and rival Pittsburgh on the road.[2] The season concluded in December with a long trip to Seattle and a 21–7 win over struggling Washington.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Lebanon Valley | New Beaver Field • State College, PA | W 53–0 | ||||||
| October 1 | Gettysburg | New Beaver Field • State College, PA | W 24–0 | ||||||
| October 8 | NC State | New Beaver Field • State College, PA | W 35–0 | ||||||
| October 15 | Lehigh |
New Beaver Field • State College, PA | W 28–7 | ||||||
| October 22 | at Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA | T 21–21 | ||||||
| October 29 | vs. Georgia Tech | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | W 28–7 | ||||||
| November 5 | Carnegie Tech | New Beaver Field • State College, PA | W 28–7 | ||||||
| November 12 | vs. Navy | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 13–7 | ||||||
| November 24 | at Pittsburgh | Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA [2] (Rivalry) | T 0–0 | ||||||
| December 3 | at Washington | University Stadium • Seattle, WA [3] | W 21–7 | ||||||
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Players
Line
| Number | Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ray Baer | guard | Toledo, Ohio | 200 | ||||
| 7 | Joe Bedenk | guard | Williamsport | 185 | ||||
| 8 | Newsh Bentz | center | 190 | |||||
| 10 | Hills | tackle | 180 | |||||
| 5 | Hufford | end | 170 | |||||
| 6 | McMahon | tackle | 215 | |||||
| 11 | Stan McCollum | end | 178 |
Backfield
| Number | Player | Position | Games started |
Hometown | Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Glenn Killinger | quarterback | Harrisburg | Tech HS | 5' 9" | 160 | 23 | |
| 25 | Knabb | fullback | 175 | |||||
| 4 | Joe Lightner | halfback | Marysville | 178 | ||||
| 15 | Wilson | halfback | 165 | |||||
Source:[4]
References
- ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- 1 2 "Pitt men rejoice over "moral victory" by Panthers". Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1921. p. 32.
- 1 2 "Penn States attack dazzles U. of W., and Bezdek's Lions triumph, 21-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 4, 1921. p. 1, part 2.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160611010718/http://joepasdoghouse.com/?p=1166
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