Penn State Nittany Lions football under Sam Boyle

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Sam Boyle coached the Penn State Nittany Lions football team in 1899, finishing with a 4-6-1 record. His team played its home games in Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Despite the article title, the school did not adopt the Nittany Lion as its mascot until 1907.

[edit] 1899 season

1899 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1899 Record	4-6-1
Head Coach	Sam Boyle
Previous Season Next Season 1898 1900

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
09/23/1899	Mansfield	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 38-0
09/30/1899	Gettysburg	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 40-0
10/07/1899	@ Army	West Point, NY	W 6-0
10/13/1899	Washington & Jefferson	Beaver Field • State College, PA	T 0-0
10/18/1899	@ Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 0-12
10/21/1899	@ Navy	Annapolis, MD	L 0-6
10/28/1899	Dickinson	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 15-0
11/04/1899	vs. Bucknell	Williamsport, PA	L 0-5
11/11/1899	@ Yale	New Haven, CT	L 0-42
11/17/1899	@ Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0-47
11/25/1899	@ Duquesne Athletic Club	Pittsburgh, PA	L 5-64

[edit] External links

• Official Penn State Athletics website
• Official Penn State Athletics football subsite

[edit] References

Preceded by 1898 season

Penn State Nittany Lions football team 1899 season

Succeeded by 1900 season

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