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1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24Lebanon ValleyW 53–0
October 1Gettysburg
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 24–0
October 8NC State
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 35–0
October 15Lehighdagger
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 28–7
October 22at HarvardT 21–21
October 29vs. Georgia TechW 28–7
November 5Carnegie Tech
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 28–7
November 12vs. NavyW 13–7
November 24at PittsburghT 0–0
December 3at WashingtonW 21–7
  • daggerHomecoming

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

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. 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. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160611010718/http://joepasdoghouse.com/?p=1166