1888 Penn State football team

American college football season

1888 Penn State football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainGeorge Linsz
Home stadiumOld Main lawn
Seasons
1888 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale  1300
Harvard  1210
Princeton  1110
Lehigh  1020
Trinity (CT)  511
Lafayette  630
Cornell  420
Penn  970
Bucknell  230
Fordham  120
Massachusetts  240
Wesleyan  270
Worcester Tech  140
Rutgers  161
Penn State  021
Swarthmore  050

The 1888 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 1888 college football season. The team played its home games on the Old Main lawn in University Park, Pennsylvania. The 1888 team is the only winless team in Penn State history. Harry Leyden played quarterback in 1888.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 31DickinsonT 6–6
November 3Lehigh
  • Old Main lawn
  • State College, PA
L 0–30
November 7at DickinsonCarlisle, PAL 0–16

There is a score discrepancy. Lehigh lists the final score as 32–0.

References


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