- Penn State Nittany Lions football under Samuel Newton
Samuel Newton coached thePenn State Nittany Lions football teams from1896 to1898 . In his three seasons, he compiled a 12-14 record and a .462 winning percentage. His teams played their home games inBeaver Field inState College, Pennsylvania .Despite the article title, the school did not adopt the
Nittany Lion as its mascot until 1907.1896 season
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Year=1896
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HeadCoach=Samuel Newton
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Stadium=Beaver Field
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date = 09/26/1896
time = no
w/l = w
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rank = no
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opponent = Gettysburg
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site_cityst =State College, PA
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tv = no
score = 40-0
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date = 10/03/1896
time = no
w/l = w
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rank = no
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opponent = Pittsburgh
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site_cityst = State College, PA
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tv = no
score = 10-4
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date = 10/10/1896
time = no
w/l = w
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rank = no
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opponent = Dickinson
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site_stadium = Beaver Field
site_cityst = State College, PA
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tv = no
score = 8-0
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/24/1896
time = no
w/l = l
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rank = no
away = yes
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opponent = Princeton
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Princeton, NJ
gamename =
tv = no
score = 0-39
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/31/1896
time = no
w/l = l
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neutral = yes
opponent = Bucknell
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site_cityst =Williamsport, PA
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tv = no
score = 0-10
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attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/14/1896
time = no
w/l = w
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rank = no
away = yes
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opponent = Pennsylvania
opprank =
site_stadium =Franklin Field
site_cityst =Philadelphia, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 0-27
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/28/1896
time = no
w/l = l
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rank = no
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opponent = Carlisle Indian
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site_cityst =Harrisburg, PA
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tv = no
score = 5-48
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attend =1897 season
NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1897
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HeadCoach=Samuel Newton
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date = 09/25/1897
time = no
w/l = w
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rank = no
away =
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opponent = Gettysburg
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site_stadium =Beaver Field
site_cityst =State College, PA
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tv = no
score = 32-0
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/02/1897
time = no
w/l = l
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homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Lafayette
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site_stadium =
site_cityst =Easton, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 0-24
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attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/13/1897
time = no
w/l = l
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rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Princeton
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site_stadium =
site_cityst =Princeton, NJ
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tv = no
score = 0-34
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/16/1897
time = no
w/l = l
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homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Pennsylvania
opprank =
site_stadium =Franklin Field
site_cityst =Philadelphia, PA
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tv = no
score = 0-24
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attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/20/1897
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Navy
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Annapolis, MD
gamename =
tv = no
score = 0-4
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attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/30/1897
time = no
w/l = l
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homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Cornell
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Ithaca, NY
gamename =
tv = no
score = 0-45
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/13/1897
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away =
neutral = yes
opponent = Bucknell
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site_stadium =
site_cityst =Williamsport, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 27-4
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attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/20/1897
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away =
neutral =
opponent = Bloomsburg Normal
opprank =
site_stadium = Beaver Field
site_cityst = State College, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 10-0
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/25/1897
time = no
w/l = l
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homecoming =
rank = no
away =
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opponent = Dickinson
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site_stadium =
site_cityst =Sunbury, PA
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tv = no
score = 0-6
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attend =1898 season
NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1898
Team=Penn State Nittany Lions
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Division=
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APRank=
Record=6-4
ConfRecord=
HeadCoach=Samuel Newton
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DefCoach=
OScheme=
DScheme=
Stadium=Beaver Field
Champion=
Bowl=
BowlResult=CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/24/1898
time = no
w/l = w
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homecoming =
rank = no
away =
neutral =
opponent = Gettysburg
opprank =
site_stadium =Beaver Field
site_cityst =State College, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 47-0
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/01/1898
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Pennsylvania
opprank =
site_stadium =Franklin Field
site_cityst =Philadelphia, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 0-40
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/08/1898
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Lafayette
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Easton, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 5-0
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/15/1898
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away =
neutral =
opponent = Susquehanna
opprank =
site_stadium = Beaver Field
site_cityst = State College, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 45-6
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/22/1898
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Navy
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Annapolis, MD
gamename =
tv = no
score = 11-16
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/26/1898
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Princeton
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Princeton, NJ
gamename =
tv = no
score = 0-5
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/29/1898
time = no
w/l = l
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Duquesne Athletic Club
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Pittsburgh, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 5-18
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/05/1898
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away =
neutral = yes
opponent = Bucknell
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Williamsport, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 16-0
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/19/1898
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Washington & Jefferson
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst =Washington, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 11-6
overtime =
attend =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/25/1897
time = no
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming =
rank = no
away =
neutral = yes
opponent = Dickinson
opprank =
site_stadium =
site_cityst = Williamsport, PA
gamename =
tv = no
score = 34-0
overtime =
attend =External links
* [http://www.gopsusports.com/ Official Penn State Athletics website]
* [http://www.gopsusports.com/Football Official Penn State Athletics football subsite]References
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