1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football
1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0–2
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek (4th season);
Captain	George Snell
Home stadium	New Beaver Field
	Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

The 1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State College in the 1921 college football season.^[1] Known as the "Mystery Team", they were coached by Hugo Bezdek and played their home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

1921 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson		–		10	–	0	–	1
Lafayette		–		9	–	0	–	0
Cornell		–		8	–	0	–	0
Penn State		–		8	–	0	–	2
Yale		–		8	–	1	–	0
New Hampshire		–		8	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		6	–	1	–	2
Villanova		–		6	–	1	–	2
Carnegie Tech		–		7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse		–		7	–	2	–	0
Harvard		–		7	–	2	–	1
Boston University		–		6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell		–		5	–	3	–	1
Geneva		–		5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	3	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Princeton		–		4	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	3	–	1
Fordham		–		4	–	3	–	2
Penn		–		4	–	3	–	2
Colgate		–		4	–	4	–	2
Lehigh		–		4	–	4	–	0
Springfield		–		4	–	5	–	2
Vermont		–		3	–	4	–	0
NYU		–		2	–	3	–	3
Buffalo		–		2	–	3	–	2
Drexel		–		2	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		4	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island State		–		3	–	5	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	6	–	0
Tufts		–		1	–	5	–	2
Duquesne		–		0	–	4	–	1

The Lions were again undefeated, but tied Harvard and rival Pittsburgh on the road.^[2] The season concluded in December with a long trip to Seattle and a 21–7 win over struggling Washington.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 53–0	2,500
October 1	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 24–0	2,500
October 8	NC State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 35–0	3,000
October 15	Lehigh	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 28–7	4,000
October 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 21–21	30,000
October 29	vs. Georgia Tech	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 28–7	30,000	^[4]
November 5	Carnegie Tech	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 28–7	6,000
November 12	vs. Navy	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–7	25,000
November 24	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	T 0–0	34,000	^[2]^[5]
December 3	at Washington	University Stadium Seattle, WA	W 21–7	13,827	^[3]
Homecoming

Players

Line

Number	Player	Position	Hometown	Weight
9	Ray Baer	guard	Toledo, Ohio	200
7	Joe Bedenk	guard	Williamsport	185
8	Newsh Bentz	center		190
10	Hills	tackle		180
5	Hufford	end		170
6	McMahan	tackle		215
11	Stan McCollum	end		178

Backfield

Number	Player	Position	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
2	Glenn Killinger	quarterback	Harrisburg	Tech HS	5' 9"	160	23
25	Knabb	fullback				175
4	Joe Lightner	halfback	Marysville			178
15	Harry Wilson	halfback	Mingo Junction, OH		165

Source:^[6]

Substitutes

Number	Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
	Smozinski
	Frank
	Crowther
	Rugh
	Reinhard
	Logue
	Hamilton
	Ritner
	Redinger	Halfback
	Palm
	Cornwall

References

^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pitt men rejoice over "moral victory" by Panthers". Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1921. p. 32.
^ ^a ^b "Penn States attack dazzles U. of W., and Bezdek's Lions triumph, 21-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 4, 1921. p. 1, part 2.
^ "Penn State Tears Georgia Techites' Line Into Shreds". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 30, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Keck, Harry (November 13, 1920). "Forward Pass Scores Only Touchdown of Hard-Fought Contest". The Gazette Times. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Penn State in the Polo Grounds – Part 2 « JoePa's Doghouse

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[1] "Penn State Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

[pmrej-2] "Pitt men rejoice over "moral victory" by Panthers". Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1921. p. 32.

[psdzzuw-3] "Penn States attack dazzles U. of W., and Bezdek's Lions triumph, 21-7". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 4, 1921. p. 1, part 2.

[4] "Penn State Tears Georgia Techites' Line Into Shreds". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 30, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Keck, Harry (November 13, 1920). "Forward Pass Scores Only Touchdown of Hard-Fought Contest". The Gazette Times. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Penn State in the Polo Grounds – Part 2 « JoePa's Doghouse

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