1915–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1915–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1915–16 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Burke Hermann, in his first season coaching the Nittany Lions. The team finished with a final record of 8–3.

1915–16 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
  • Burke Hermanne (1st season)
CaptainI.E. Walton
Home arenaArmory
Seasons
1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona   5 0   1.000
Carleton   15 0   1.000
North Dakota Agricultural   18 0   1.000
Roanoke   9 0   1.000
Tennessee   12 0   1.000
Utah   11 0   1.000
Allegheny   10 1   .909
Montana State   10 1   .909
Nebraska Wesleyan   20 2   .909
Wake Forest   16 2   .889
Pittsburgh   15 2   .882
Seton Hall   13 2   .867
Navy   12 2   .857
Augustana (Ill.)   11 2   .846
Dayton   11 2   .846
Virginia   11 2   .846
Ripon   15 3   .833
Swarthmore   10 2   .833
New Mexico   9 2   .818
Wabash   17 4   .810
Virginia Tech   12 3   .800
Vanderbilt   11 3   .786
Colgate   14 4   .778
Duquesne   7 2   .778
Georgia   7 2   .778
Bucknell   10 3   .769
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   10 3   .769
Alabama   13 4   .765
Millikin   16 5   .762
Notre Dame   9 3   .750
Syracuse   9 3   .750
VMI   9 3   .750
New York University   11 4   .733
Oklahoma   19 7   .731
Louisville   8 3   .727
Penn State   8 3   .727
Fordham   10 4   .714
North Central   12 5   .706
Detroit   7 3   .700
Catholic   9 4   .692
Central Missouri   9 4   .692
Lake Forest   9 4   .692
Gettysburg   11 5   .688
Mississippi A&M   11 5   .688
Santa Clara   11 5   .688
Saint Louis   13 6   .684
Kalamazoo   6 3   .667
New Mexico A&M   6 3   .667
The Citadel   4 2   .667
North Carolina   12 6   .667
Toledo   2 1   .667
Fairmount   10 5   .667
Buffalo   7 4   .636
Delaware   7 4   .636
Washington College   7 4   .636
William & Mary   7 4   .636
Connecticut   5 3   .625
West Virginia   11 7   .611
Denison   9 6   .600
Georgetown   9 6   .600
Millsaps   6 4   .600
Montana   6 4   .600
Mount Union   6 4   .600
Union (N.Y.)   9 6   .600
Wyoming   3 2   .600
Louisiana State   14 10   .583
Davidson   11 8   .579
Indiana State   7 2   .778
Kentucky   8 6   .571
Southwestern (Kan.)   8 6   .571
Grove City   9 7   .563
Tulsa   9 7   .563
Western State Normal   9 7   .563
Tulane   10 8   .556
St. Joseph's   11 9   .550
North Dakota   6 5   .545
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   6 5   .545
CCNY   7 6   .538
Temple   7 6   .538
Ohio   8 7   .533
Wooster   8 7   .533
Lehigh   12 11   .522
Akron   5 5   .500
Boston University   2 2   .500
Brigham Young   3 3   .500
Michigan State   8 8   .500
Oklahoma A&M   7 8   .467
Muhlenberg   5 6   .455
Trinity (N.C.)   9 11   .450
Bradley   8 10   .444
Lafayette   7 9   .438
Butler   3 4   .429
Rutgers   3 4   .429
Washington and Lee   6 8   .429
Army   5 7   .417
Niagara   4 6   .400
Rochester (N.Y.)   6 9   .400
South Carolina   4 6   .400
Rhode Island State   3 5   .375
Ole Miss   4 7   .364
Kent State   4 8   .333
St. John's (NY)   5 10   .333
Utah State   2 4   .333
Washburn   4 8   .333
Virginia Tech   12 3   .800
Manhattan   4 9   .308
Miami (Ohio)   4 9   .308
Richmond   4 9   .308
North Carolina State   2 5   .286
Bowling Green State   3 8   .273
Auburn   2 6   .250
Clemson   2 6   .250
Southern California   5 15   .250
Texas Christian   1 3   .250
DePauw   1 3   .250
Northern Colorado   1 4   .200
Washington & Jefferson   1 4   .200
Stanford   2 9   .182
George Washington   2 10   .167
Cincinnati   1 9   .100
Idaho   1 12   .077
Canisius   0 4   .000

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1/08/1916*
Lafayette W 30–26  1–0
 
 
1/15/1916*
Bucknell W 42–21  2–0
 
 
1/22/1916*
Juniata W 37–26  3–0
 
 
2/03/1916*
at Carnegie Tech W 35–24  4–0
 
 
2/04/1916*
at Westinghouse Club W 32–25  5–0
 
 
2/05/1916*
at Pittsburgh L 38–43  5–1
 
 
2/19/1916*
Lehigh W 29–19  6–1
 
 
2/26/1916*
Pittsburgh L 27–31  6–2
 
 
3/02/1916*
at Swarthmore L 23–28  6–3
 
 
3/03/1916*
at Lafayette W 22–14  7–3
 
 
3/04/1916*
at Lehigh W 35–22  8–3
 
 
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "2010-11 Penn State Men's Basketball MG by Penn State Athletics". Issuu.com. October 26, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2016.