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1891 Penn State football team

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1891 Penn State football
ConferencePennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association
Record6–2 (4–1 PIFA)
Head coach
  • None
CaptainCharles Aull
Home stadiumOld Main lawn
Seasons
← 1890
1892 →
1891 Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn State $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
Bucknell 3 1 1 6 2 1
Swarthmore 3 2 0 9 2 0
Franklin & Marshall 2 2 0 2 4 0
Dickinson 1 2 1 2 3 1
Haverford 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1891 Penn State football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University–as a member of the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association (PIFA) during the 1891 college football season.[1] The team played its home games on the Old Main lawn in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at Lafayette*
W 14–4
October 3at Lehigh*Bethlehem, PAL 2–24[2]
October 17at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 44–0
October 24at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 26–6
October 27at Gettysburg*Gettysburg, PAW 18–0
November 7at BucknellLewisburg, PAL 10–12
November 26DickinsonAltoona, PAW forfeit
December 5at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 58–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lehigh Wins Easily: They Walk Away From the Strong State College Eleven". The Times. October 4, 1891. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.