Penn State Nittany Lions football under Pop Golden

Pop Golden coached the Penn State Nittany Lions football teams from 1900 to 1902. In his three seasons, he compiled a 16–12–1 record and a .569 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.

1900 season

Conference

Independent

1900 record

4–6–1

Head coach

Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23, 1900	Susquehanna	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 17–0
September 30, 1900	vs. Pittsburgh	Bellefonte, PA	W 12–0
October 6, 1900	at Army	West Point, NY	T 0–0
October 10, 1900	at Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 0–26
October 17, 1900	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 5–17
October 20, 1900	at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	L 0–18
October 27, 1900	Duquesne Athletic Club	Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–29
November 3, 1900	vs. Bucknell	Williamsport, PA	W 6–0
November 10, 1900	at Navy	Annapolis, MD	L 0–44
November 17, 1900	Gettysburg	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 44–0
November 29, 1900	at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	L 0–10

Conference

Independent

1901 record

5–3

Head coach

Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22, 1901	Susquehanna	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 17–0
September 29, 1901	vs. Pittsburgh	Bellefonte, PA	W 37–0
October 5, 1901	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 6–23
October 19, 1901	at Yale	New Haven, CT	L 0–22
October 26, 1901	at Navy	Annapolis, MD	W 11–6
November 2, 1901	at Homestead Athletic Club	Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–39
November 16, 1901	vs. Lehigh	Williamsport, PA	W 38–0
November 23, 1901	Dickinson	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 12–0

Conference

Independent

1902 record

7–3

Head coach

Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20, 1902	Dickinson Seminary	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 27–0
September 27, 1902	Pittsburgh	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 27–0
October 4, 1902	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–17
October 11, 1902	Villanova	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 32–0
October 18, 1902	at Yale	New Haven, CT	L 0–11
October 25, 1902	Susquehanna	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 55–0
November 1, 1902	at Navy	Annapolis, MD	W 6–0
November 8, 1902	Gettysburg	Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 37–0
November 22, 1902	at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	W 23–0
November 27, 1902	at Steelton YMCA	Steelton, PA	L 5–6

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