Penn State Nittany Lions football under Samuel Newton

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Samuel Newton coached the Penn State Nittany Lions football teams from 1896 to 1898. In his three seasons, he compiled a 12-14 record and a .462 winning percentage. His teams played their 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.

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[edit] 1896 season

1896 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
1896 Record 3-4
Head Coach Samuel Newton
Seasons
« 1895 1897 »
Date Opponent Site Result
09/26/1896 Gettysburg Beaver Field • State College, PA W 40-0 
10/03/1896 Pittsburgh Beaver Field • State College, PA W 10-4 
10/10/1896 Dickinson Beaver Field • State College, PA W 8-0 
10/24/1896 at Princeton Princeton, NJ L 0-39 
10/31/1896 vs. Bucknell Williamsport, PA L 0-10 
11/14/1896 at Pennsylvania Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA W 0-27 
11/28/1896 vs. Carlisle Indian Harrisburg, PA L 5-48 


[edit] 1897 season

1897 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
1897 Record 3-6
Head Coach Samuel Newton
Seasons
« 1896 1898 »
Date Opponent Site Result
09/25/1897 Gettysburg Beaver Field • State College, PA W 32-0 
10/02/1897 at Lafayette Easton, PA L 0-24 
10/13/1897 at Princeton Princeton, NJ L 0-34 
10/16/1897 at Pennsylvania Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 0-24 
10/20/1897 at Navy Annapolis, MD L 0-4 
10/30/1897 at Cornell Ithaca, NY L 0-45 
11/13/1897 vs. Bucknell Williamsport, PA W 27-4 
11/20/1897 Bloomsburg Normal Beaver Field • State College, PA W 10-0 
11/25/1897 vs. Dickinson Sunbury, PA L 0-6 


[edit] 1898 season

1898 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Independent
1898 Record 6-4
Head Coach Samuel Newton
Seasons
« 1897 1899 »
Date Opponent Site Result
09/24/1898 Gettysburg Beaver Field • State College, PA W 47-0 
10/01/1898 at Pennsylvania Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA L 0-40 
10/08/1898 at Lafayette Easton, PA W 5-0 
10/15/1898 Susquehanna Beaver Field • State College, PA W 45-6 
10/22/1898 at Navy Annapolis, MD L 11-16 
10/26/1898 at Princeton Princeton, NJ L 0-5 
10/29/1898 at Duquesne Athletic Club Pittsburgh, PA L 5-18 
11/05/1898 vs. Bucknell Williamsport, PA W 16-0 
11/19/1898 at Washington & Jefferson Washington, PA W 11-6 
11/25/1897 vs. Dickinson Williamsport, PA W 34-0 


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Preceded by
1895 season		 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
1896-1898 seasons		 Succeeded by
1899 season
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National championships: 1982 • 1986
Perfect seasons: 1887 • 1912 • 1968 • 1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 1994
Big Ten championships: 1994 • 2005