Penn State Nittany Lions football under Hugo Bezdek

Hugo Bezdek coached the Penn State Nittany Lions football teams from 1918 to 1929. In his twelve seasons, he compiled a 65–30–11 record and a .665 winning percentage. His teams played their home games at New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

Contents 1 1918 season 2 1919 season 3 1920 season 4 1921 season 5 1922 season 6 1923 season 7 1924 season 8 1925 season 9 1926 season 10 1927 season 11 1928 season 12 1929 season 13 References

1918 season

1918 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1918 record	1–2–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1917 1919 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 2, 1918	Wissahickon Barracks	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	T 6–6
November 9, 1918	Rutgers	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	L 3–26
November 16, 1918	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	W 7–6
November 28, 1918	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–28

1919 season

1919 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1919 record	7–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1918 1920 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4, 1919	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 33–0
October 11, 1919	Bucknell	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 9–0
October 18, 1919	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	L 13–19
October 25, 1919	Ursinus	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 48–7
November 1, 1919	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 10–0
November 8, 1919	Lehigh	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 20–7
November 15, 1919	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	W 20–0
November 27, 1919	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 20–0

1920 season

1920 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1920 record	7–0–2
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1919 1921 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25, 1920	Muhlenberg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 27–7
October 2, 1920	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 13–0
October 9, 1920	Dartmouth	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 14–7
October 16, 1920	North Carolina State	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 41–0
October 23, 1920	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 109–7
October 30, 1920	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 28–7
November 6, 1920	Nebraska	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 20–0
November 13, 1920	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	T 7–7
November 25, 1920	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	T 0–0
†Homecoming.

1921 season

1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1921 record	8–0–2
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1920 1922 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24, 1921	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 53–0
October 1, 1921	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 24–0
October 8, 1921	North Carolina State	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 35–0
October 15, 1921	Lehigh	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 28–7
October 22, 1921	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	T 21–21
October 29, 1921	vs. Georgia Tech	Polo Grounds • New York, NY	W 28–7
November 5, 1921	Carnegie Tech	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 28–7
November 12, 1921	vs. Navy	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 13–7
November 24, 1921	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	T 0–0
December 3, 1921	at Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–7
†Homecoming.

1922 season

1922 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Rose Bowl, lost to USC 3–14
Conference	Independent
1922 record	6–4–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1921 1923 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23, 1922	St. Bonaventure	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 54–0
September 30, 1922	William & Mary	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 27–7
October 7, 1922	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 20–0
October 14, 1922	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 32–6
October 21, 1922	Middlebury	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 33–0
October 28, 1922	vs. Syracuse	Polo Grounds • New York, NY	T 0–0
November 3, 1922	vs. Navy	American League Park • Washington, DC	L 0–14
November 11, 1922	Carnegie Tech	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 10–0
November 18, 1922	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 6–7
November 30, 1922	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–14
January 1, 1923	vs. USC	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 3–14
†Homecoming.

1923 season

1923 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1923 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1922 1924 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29, 1923	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 58–0
October 6, 1923	North Carolina State	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 16–0
October 13, 1923	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 20–0
October 20, 1923	Navy	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 21–3
October 27, 1923	vs. West Virginia	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	T 13–13
November 3, 1923	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	L 0–10
November 10, 1923	Georgia Tech	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 7–0
November 17, 1923	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 21–0
November 29, 1923	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 3–20
†Homecoming.

1924 season

1924 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1924 record	6–3–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1923 1925 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27, 1924	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 47–3
October 4, 1924	North Carolina State	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 51–6
October 11, 1924	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 26–0
October 18, 1924	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 13–15
October 25, 1924	Syracuse	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	L 6–10
November 1, 1924	at Navy	Annapolis, MD	W 6–0
November 8, 1924	Carnegie Tech	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 22–7
November 15, 1924	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	T 0–0
November 22, 1924	Marietta	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 28–0
November 27, 1924	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 3–24
†Homecoming.

1925 season

1925 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	4–4–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1924 1926 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 26, 1925	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 14–0
October 3, 1925	Franklin & Marshall	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 13–0
October 10, 1925	vs. Georgia Tech	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	L 7–16
October 17, 1925	Marietta	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 13–0
October 24, 1925	Michigan State	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 13–6
October 31, 1925	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	L 0–7
November 7, 1925	Notre Dame	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	T 0–0
November 14, 1925	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 0–14
November 26, 1925	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–23
†Homecoming.

1926 season

1926 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1926 record	5–4
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1925 1927 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25, 1926	Susquehanna	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 82–0
October 2, 1926	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 35–0
October 9, 1926	Marietta	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 48–6
October 16, 1926	at Notre Dame	Cartier Field • Notre Dame, IN	L 0–28
October 23, 1926	Syracuse	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	L 0–10
October 30, 1926	George Washington	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 20–12
November 6, 1926	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–3
November 13, 1926	Bucknell	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 9–0
November 25, 1926	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–24
†Homecoming.

1927 season

1927 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1927 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1926 1928 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24, 1927	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 27–0
October 1, 1927	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 34–13
October 8, 1927	Bucknell	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	L 7–13
October 15, 1927	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0
October 22, 1927	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	W 9–6
October 29, 1927	Lafayette	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 40–6
November 5, 1927	George Washington	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 13–0
November 12, 1927	New York U.	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	T 13–13
November 24, 1927	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–30
†Homecoming.

1928 season

1928 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1928 record	3–5–1
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1927 1929 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29, 1928	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 25–0
October 6, 1928	Gettysburg	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 12–0
October 13, 1928	Bucknell	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	L 0–6
October 20, 1928	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–14
October 27, 1928	Syracuse	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	T 6–6
November 3, 1928	vs. Notre Dame	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 0–9
November 10, 1928	George Washington	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 50–0
November 17, 1928	at Lafayette	Easton, PA	L 0–7
November 29, 1928	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–26
†Homecoming.

1929 season

1929 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Independent
1929 record	6–3
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek
Seasons « 1928 1930 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28, 1929	Niagara	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 16–0
October 5, 1929	Lebanon Valley	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 15–0
October 12, 1929	Marshall	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 26–7
October 19, 1929	at New York U.	New York, NY	L 0–7
October 26, 1929	Lafayette	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	W 6–3
November 2, 1929	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY	W 6–4
November 9, 1929	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 19–7
November 16, 1929	Bucknell	New Beaver Field • State College, PA	L 6–27
November 28, 1929	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–20
†Homecoming.

References

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