1889 Penn State football team

The 1889 Penn State football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University–as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team played its home games on the Old Main lawn in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1889 Penn State football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2
Head coach	None
Captain	James Mock
Home stadium	Old Main lawn
Seasons ← 1888 1890 →

1889 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					10	–	0	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					15	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					9	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	1	–	1
Dickinson			–					4	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					4	–	1	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	1	–	0
Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	2
Cornell			–					8	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	6	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	2	–	0
Wesleyan			–					5	–	7	–	1
Bucknell			–					2	–	3	–	1
Lafayette			–					3	–	4	–	2
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	2
Fordham			–					1	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					0	–	2	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Swarthmore	Old Main lawn State College, PA	W 20–6
November 9	at Lafayette	The Quad Easton, PA	L 0–26
November 11	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 0–106	[1]
November 28	Bucknell	Old Main lawn State College, PA	W 12–0	[2]

References

1. "Football". The Sun. New York, New York. November 12, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "State College Defeats Bucknell". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .