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.
1918 season
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
|
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Homecoming
1919 season
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
|
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Homecoming
1920 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1921 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1922 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1923 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1924 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1925 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1926 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1927 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1928 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
1929 season
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![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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
|
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Homecoming
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