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1892 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1892 record5–1
Head coachGeorge Hoskins (1st season)
Home stadiumOld Main lawn
Seasons
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The 1892 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1892 college football season.[1] The team was coached by George Hoskins and played its home games on the Old Main lawn in University Park, Pennsylvania.

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1at PennPhiladelphia, PAL 0–20
October 27Wyoming Seminary
W 40–0
November 5Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • Old Main
  • State College, PA
W 16–0
November 12Bucknell
  • Old Main
  • State College, PA
W 18–0
November 23vs. LafayetteWilkes-Barre, PAW 18–0
November 25vs. DickinsonHarrisburg, PAW 16–0

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