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The 1887 [[Penn State Nittany Lions football]] team would become the school's first undefeated team, going 2–0,<ref>{{cite web|title=Penn State Yearly Results (1885-1889)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=August 8, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/1885-1889_yearly_results.php}}</ref> and the school's only unscored-upon team. The quarterback of this team was George H. "Lucy" Linsz (1887–1889). For whatever reason, Lucy Linsz only played for three years (only 1887 at quarterback). He later changed his last name from Linsz to Lins, probably during World War I. In 1887 Penn State's school colors were dark pink and black.
The '''1887 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 [[1887 college football season]]. The team went 2–0 and are the school's only unscored-upon team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penn State Yearly Results (1885-1889)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=August 8, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/1885-1889_yearly_results.php|archive-date=August 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805073300/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/1885-1889_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> The quarterback of this team was George H. "Lucy" Linsz. He later changed his last name from Linsz to Lins, probably during World War I. In 1887, Penn State's school colors were dark pink and black.

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


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Latest revision as of 22:18, 15 August 2023

1887 Penn State football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
  • None
CaptainGeorge Linsz
Home stadiumOld Main lawn
Seasons
← 1881
1888 →
1887 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 2 – 0
Princeton   –   7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 3 – 0
Williams   –   3 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 7 – 0
Wesleyan   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   0 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   0 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   0 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1887 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 1887 college football season. The team went 2–0 and are the school's only unscored-upon team.[1] The quarterback of this team was George H. "Lucy" Linsz. He later changed his last name from Linsz to Lins, probably during World War I. In 1887, Penn State's school colors were dark pink and black.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November 5‡at BucknellLewisburg, PAW 54–0
November 19Bucknell
W 24–0

‡There is a date discrepancy. Bucknell lists this game as being played on November 12, 1887.

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1885-1889)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.


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