1891 Penn State football team
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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.
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| Conference | Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Football Association |
| Record | 6–2 (4–1 PIFA) |
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| Captain | Charles Aull |
| Home stadium | Old Main lawn |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 2 | at Lafayette* |
| W 14–4 | |
| October 3 | at Lehigh* | Bethlehem, PA | L 2–24 | [2] |
| October 17 | at Swarthmore | Swarthmore, PA | W 44–0 | |
| October 24 | at Franklin & Marshall | Lancaster, PA | W 26–6 | |
| October 27 | at Gettysburg* | Gettysburg, PA | W 18–0 | |
| November 7 | at Bucknell | Lewisburg, PA | L 10–12 | |
| November 26 | Dickinson | Altoona, PA | W forfeit | |
| December 5 | at Haverford | Haverford, PA | W 58–0 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ "Lehigh Wins Easily: They Walk Away From the Strong State College Eleven". The Times. October 4, 1891. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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