1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1921 record8–0–2
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Snell
Home stadiumNew Beaver Field
1921 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wash. & Jeff.      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
Dartmouth      6 2 1
Brown      5 3 1
Bucknell      5 3 1
Geneva      5 3 1
Pittsburgh      5 3 1
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
NYU      2 3 3
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 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 15Lehigh
  • 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
  • Homecoming

Players

Line

Number Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
9Ray BaerguardToledo, Ohio200
7Joe BedenkguardWilliamsport185
8Newsh Bentzcenter190
10Hillstackle180
5Huffordend170
6McMahontackle215
11Stan McCollumend178

Backfield

Number Player Position Games
started
Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
2Glenn KillingerquarterbackHarrisburgTech HS5' 9"16023
25Knabbfullback175
4Joe LightnerhalfbackMarysville178
15Wilsonhalfback165

Source:[4]

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. "Pitt men rejoice over "moral victory" by Panthers". Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1921. p. 32.
  3. "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
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