Penn State Nittany Lions football under George Hoskins

George Hoskins coached the Penn State Nittany Lions football teams from 1892 to 1895. In his four seasons, he compiled a 17–4–4 record and a .760 winning percentage, the highest in school history.

His first team played its home game on the Old Main lawn on campus in State College, Pennsylvania, before the 500-seat Beaver Field opened in 1893.

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

Contents 1 1892 season 2 1893 season 3 1894 season 4 1895 season 5 References

1892 season

1892 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1892 record	5–1
Head coach	George Hoskins
Seasons « 1891 1893 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1, 1892	at Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20
October 27, 1892	Wyoming Seminary	Old Main • State College, PA	W 40–0
November 5, 1892	Pittsburgh Athletic Club	Old Main • State College, PA	W 16–0
November 12, 1892	Bucknell	Old Main • State College, PA	W 18–0
November 23, 1892	vs. Lafayette	Wilkes-Barre, PA	W 18–0
November 25, 1892	vs. Dickinson	Harrisburg, PA	W 16–0

1893 season

1893 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1893 record	4–1
Head coach	George Hoskins
Seasons « 1892 1894 »

The 1893 Penn State Nittany Lions football team would be the first team to play in the new Beaver Field, Penn State football's first permanent home.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 14, 1893	at Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	W 6–0
October 25, 1893	at Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	L 6–18
November 6, 1893	Pittsburgh	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 32–0
November 11, 1893	at Bucknell	Lewisburg, PA	W 36–18
November 30, 1893	at Pittsburgh Athletic Club	Pittsburgh, PA	W 12–0

1894 season

1894 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1894 record	6–0–1
Head coach	George Hoskins
Seasons « 1893 1895 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 13, 1894	Gettysburg	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 60–0
October 20, 1894	Lafayette	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 72–0
November 10, 1894	at Navy	Annapolis, MD	T 6–6
November 17, 1894	vs. Bucknell	Williamsport, PA	W 12–6
November 23, 1894	at Washington & Jefferson	Washington, PA	W 6–0
November 24, 1894	at Oberlin	Oberlin, OH	W 9–6
November 29, 1894	at Pittsburgh Athletic Club	Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–0

1895 season

1895 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1895 record	2–2–3
Head coach	George Hoskins
Seasons « 1894 1896 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25, 1895	Gettysburg	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 20–6
October 5, 1895	at Cornell	Ithaca, NY	T 0–0
October 26, 1895	vs. Bucknell	Williamsport, PA	W 16–0
November 9, 1895	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 4–35
November 16, 1895	at Pittsburgh Athletic Club	Pittsburgh, PA	L 10–11
November 18, 1895	at Washington & Jefferson	Washington, PA	T 6–6
November 28, 1895	at Western Reserve	Cleveland, OH	T 8–8

References

Penn State Nittany Lions football Venues Old Main Beaver Field New Beaver Field Beaver Stadium (1960–present) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Alabama Governor's Victory Bell (Minnesota) Land Grant Trophy (Michigan State) Maryland Ohio State Pittsburgh West Virginia Culture & lore Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band Angleball Uplifting Athletes People Head coaches All-Americans Seasons 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 National championship seasons in bold