1908–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1908–1909 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
1908–1909 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	7–6
Head coach	student coaches;
Captain	F.G. Funston
Home arena	Armory
	Seasons ← 1907–08 1909–10 →

The 1908–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1908–09 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 7–6.^[1]

1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California		–		–	10	–	0	1.000
Illinois State		–		–	9	–	0	1.000
New Mexico		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
New York University		–		–	13	–	0	1.000
Swarthmore		–		–	12	–	0	1.000
Whittier		–		–	14	–	0	1.000
Widener		–		–	9	–	0	1.000
Columbia		–		–	15	–	1	.938
Williams		–		–	13	–	1	.929
Grinnell		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Ohio State		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Oregon Agricultural		–		–	10	–	1	.909
Trinity (N.C.)		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Hope		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Montana State		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Dayton		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Wake Forest		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Allegheny		–		–	11	–	2	.846
North Dakota		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Washington		–		–	5	–	1	.833
Wooster		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Notre Dame		–		–	33	–	7	.825
Army		–		–	9	–	2	.818
Nebraska Wesleyan		–		–	11	–	3	.786
New Mexico A&M		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Rhode Island A&M		–		–	7	–	2	.778
Pennsylvania		–		–	19	–	6	.760
Bucknell		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Georgia		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Wabash		–		–	9	–	3	.750
North Dakota Agricultural		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Vanderbilt		–		–	11	–	4	.733
CCNY		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Navy		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Southern California		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Temple		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Butler		–		–	5	–	2	.714
LSU		–		–	5	–	2	.714
Seton Hall		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Loyola (Md.)		–		–	12	–	5	.706
St. Lawrence		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Maine		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Marietta		–		–	7	–	3	.700
William & Mary		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Baylor		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Dartmouth		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Kansas State		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Michigan State		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Southwestern (Kan.)		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Texas		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Virginia		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Virginia Tech		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Denison		–		–	11	–	6	.647
Georgetown		–		–	9	–	5	.643
Brigham Young		–		–	7	–	4	.636
MIT		–		–	10	–	6	.625
Washington State		–		–	10	–	6	.625
Cincinnati		–		–	6	–	4	.600
Grove City		–		–	9	–	6	.600
St. John's (NY)		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Auburn		–		–	4	–	3	.571
Colorado		–		–	4	–	3	.571
Franklin		–		–	12	–	9	.571
Santa Clara		–		–	4	–	3	.571
Cornell		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Kentucky		–		–	5	–	4	.556
Washington and Lee		–		–	5	–	4	.556
Bloomsburg		–		–	6	–	5	.545
Washburn		–		–	6	–	5	.545
Colgate		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Penn State		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Fordham		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Arizona		–		–	1	–	1	.500
Lehigh		–		–	5	–	5	.500
Mississippi A&M		–		–	5	–	5	.500
Ohio		–		–	1	–	1	.500
Oklahoma		–		–	3	–	3	.500
VMI		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Wyoming		–		–	3	–	3	.500
Yale		–		–	9	–	9	.500
Syracuse		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Akron		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Bradley		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Gettysburg		–		–	4	–	5	.444
Wesleyan (Conn.)		–		–	7	–	9	.438
Canisius		–		–	3	–	4	.429
Idaho		–		–	7	–	10	.412
Miami (Ohio)		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Westminster (Pa.)		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Fairmount		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Mount Union		–		–	7	–	11	.389
Princeton		–		–	8	–	13	.381
Denver		–		–	6	–	10	.375
Delaware		–		–	4	–	7	.364
Brown		–		–	5	–	10	.333
Davidson		–		–	1	–	2	.333
Holy Cross		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Lake Forest		–		–	3	–	6	.333
Oklahoma A&M		–		–	1	–	2	.333
Tulane		–		–	3	–	7	.300
Manhattan		–		–	4	–	10	.286
Springfield (Mass.)		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Utah		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Indiana State		–		–	2	–	7	.222
Niagara		–		–	2	–	7	.222
Trinity (Conn.)		–		–	2	–	7	.222
Ole Miss		–		–	1	–	4	.200
Union (N.Y.)		–		–	2	–	8	.200
Harvard		–		–	1	–	7	.125
Utah State		–		–	1	–	8	.111
Kalamazoo		–		–	0	–	3	.000
South Carolina		–		–	0	–	3	.000

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/11/1908*	Harrisburg Athletic Club	W 42–13	1–0	Armory University Park, PA
12/15/1908*	at Pennsylvania	L 23–30	1–1	Philadelphia, PA
12/16/1908*	at Georgetown	L 26–49	1–2	Odd Fellows Hall Washington, DC
12/17/1908*	at Harrisburg Athletic Club	L 26–28	1–3
1/15/1909*	Wyoming Seminary	W 38–16	2–3	Armory University Park, PA
1/30/1909*	Bucknell	W 28–16	3–3	Armory University Park, PA
2/3/1909*	Allegheny	W 28–23	4–3	Armory University Park, PA
2/6/1909*	Franklin & Marshall	W 49–3	5–3	Armory University Park, PA
2/15/1909*	Pittsburgh Collegians	W 55–29	6–3	Armory University Park, PA
2/19/1909*	Swarthmore	L 20–25	6–4	Armory University Park, PA
2/22/1909*	at Army	L 15–27	6–5	West Point, NY
2/23/1909*	at Manhattan	W 22–16	7–5	Riverdale, NY
2/24/1909*	Swarthmore	L 19–25	7–6	Armory University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1908–09 Penn State Nittany Lions Basketball results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
^ "2010-11 Penn State Men's Basketball MG by Penn State Athletics - Issuu".

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[1] "1908–09 Penn State Nittany Lions Basketball results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[2] "2010-11 Penn State Men's Basketball MG by Penn State Athletics - Issuu".

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