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1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–2
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Snell
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 0 – 1
Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
Penn State   –   8 – 0 – 2
Yale   –   8 – 1 – 0
New Hampshire   –   8 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   7 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   6 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 1
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 2
Penn   –   4 – 3 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 2
Lehigh   –   4 – 4 – 0
Springfield   –   4 – 5 – 2
Vermont   –   3 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 3 – 3
Buffalo   –   2 – 3 – 2
Drexel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 5 – 2
Duquesne   –   0 – 4 – 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Lebanon Valley
W 53–02,500
October 1Gettysburg
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 24–02,500
October 8NC State
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 35–03,000
October 15Lehighdagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 28–74,000
October 22at Harvard
T 21–2130,000
October 29vs. Georgia Tech
W 28–730,000[4]
November 5Carnegie Tech
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 28–76,000
November 12vs. Navy
W 13–725,000
November 24at Pittsburgh
T 0–034,000[2][5]
December 3at Washington
W 21–713,827[3]
  • daggerHomecoming

Players

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Line

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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 McMahan tackle 215
11 Stan McCollum end 178

Backfield

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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 Harry Wilson halfback Mingo Junction, OH 165

Source:[6]

Substitutes

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Number Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Smozinski
Frank
Crowther
Rugh
Reinhard
Logue
Hamilton
Ritner
Redinger Halfback
Palm
Cornwall

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Pitt men rejoice over "moral victory" by Panthers". Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1921. p. 32.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "Penn State Tears Georgia Techites' Line Into Shreds". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 30, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ Keck, Harry (November 13, 1920). "Forward Pass Scores Only Touchdown of Hard-Fought Contest". The Gazette Times. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Penn State in the Polo Grounds – Part 2 « JoePa's Doghouse


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