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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Hugo F. Bezdek
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1881  <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2010
1924 Season Highlights
 Hugo F. Bezdek enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1924 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Lebanon Valley  47   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. North Carolina State  51   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Gettysburg  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Georgia Tech  13   15   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Syracuse  6   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Navy  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Carnegie Tech  22   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Pennsylvania  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Marietta  28   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 27  @ Pittsburgh  3   24   L       
 
1924 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored202
  Scoring Average20.2
  Points Allowed65
  Defense Average6.5
  Opponents Record22-20
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-2 -1
1924 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
 Penn State was not ranked.
  
1924 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arizona 0-2761  James F. Pop McKale
Arizona State 0-000  Aaron M. McCreary
Arkansas State 0-1710  Bill Stanley
Army 5-1-211141  John J. McEwan
Ball State 0-000  Paul Billy Williams
Boston College 0-1010  Frank W. Cavanaugh
Buffalo 0-000  Russ Carrick
Central Michigan 0-000  Lester Barnard
Connecticut 0-000  Summer Dole
Duke 4-512999  Howard H. Jones
Kent State 0-000  Frank Harsh
Marshall 0-000  Russel Meredith
Memphis 0-000  Zach Curlin
Michigan State 0-2920  Ralph H. Young
Middle Tennessee State 0-000  Guy Stephenson
Navy 2-69179  Robert C. Bob Folwell
Nevada 0-3771  Charles F. Erb
New Mexico 1-0140  Roy W. Johnson
New Mexico State 0-000  Robert R. Brown
North Texas 0-2037  Theron J. Fouts
Notre Dame 10-028554  Knute Kenneth Rockne
Penn State 6-3-120265  Hugo F. Bezdek
Pittsburgh 5-3-19843  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Rutgers 1-0100  John H. Wallace
San Diego State 0-000  C.E. Peterson
Southern Mississippi 0-000  William Herschel Bobo
Syracuse 8-2-115458  John F. Chick Meehan
Temple 0-000  Albert Barron
Texas El Paso 0-000  George B. Powell
Troy 0-000  Ross V. Flivver Ford
Wake Forest 7-220762  Henry M. Hank Garrity
West Virginia 8-128247  Clarence W. Doc Spears
Western Kentucky 0-000  E.A. Diddle
Western Michigan 0-000  Earl Martineau

1924 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Penn State Players on File.

1924 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Penn State Players on File.


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