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1893 Penn State football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1
Head coach
CaptainEd Haley
Home stadiumBeaver Field
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Eastern college football independents records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Princeton     11 0 0
    Fordham     4 0 0
    Harvard     12 1 0
    Yale     10 1 0
    Colgate     3 0 2
    Penn     12 3 0
    Penn State     4 1 0
    Wesleyan     4 1 0
    Holy Ghost     6 2 0
    Swarthmore     6 2 1
    Lehigh     7 3 0
    Brown     6 3 0
    Carlisle     2 1 0
    Delaware     2 1 0
    Frankin & Marshall     4 2 1
    Navy     5 3 0
    Washington & Jefferson     5 3 0
    Drexel     3 2 0
    Bucknell     4 3 0
    Amherst     7 6 1
    Boston College     3 3 0
    Geneva     2 2 1
    Army     4 5 0
    Williams     2 3 1
    Tufts     4 7 0
    Cornell     3 6 1
    Worcester Tech     2 4 1
    Boston University     1 2 0
    Lafayette     3 6 0
    Syracuse     4 9 1
    Western Penn     1 4 0
    MIT     1 5 0
    Massachusetts     1 9 0
    New Hampshire     0 1 0
    Rutgers     0 4 0
    Maine     0 5 0

    The 1893 Penn State football team was an American football team that represented Pennsylvania State College—now known as Pennsylvania State University–as an independent during the 1893 college football season.[1] The team was coached by George Hoskins. It was first team to play on Beaver Field, Penn State football's first permanent home.

    Football in 1893[edit]

    American football in 1893 was a variant of rugby football, played with a rugby ball and making use of rules closely derived from the original sport. The field of play was 110 yards long and 53-1/3 yards wide, with chalk lines every five yards to help the referee determine necessary distances.[2] Forward passing was prohibited; only lateral passing or running with the ball was allowed.[3] Teams of eleven were divided into seven "rushers or forwards" positioned at the line of scrimmage, with four backs behind the line — a quarterback just behind the line, two halfbacks located about two yards behind him, and a fullback or "goal-tend," who stood about a dozen yards behind the halfbacks.[4]

    Kickoffs were generally executed by kicking the ball forward slightly for a self-recovery and quick lateral pass to a teammate who carried the ball in the middle of a V-shaped blocking wedge of his teammates.[5] When the ball was brought to a standstill, the runner would cry "down" and a line of scrimmage formed, with the "center-rusher" (also called the "snap-back") hiking the ball to the quarterback.[5] The quarterback would generally pitch the ball to one of the three backs behind him to attempt to run forward, while the defenders would "endeavor by all lawful means to retard that advance."[6]

    The offense would retain the ball if it was able to gain 5 yards in three downs — or by retreating 20 yards towards their own goal line.[7] The ball would generally be punted away after two downs "if the prospects of completing the 5-yard gain appear small."[7]

    A touchdown counted as 4 points and allowed the scoring team the opportunity to add two more points by kicking the ball over the crossbar and through the goal posts, which were planted at the goal line.[8] After a touchdown, the scoring team had the option of bringing out the ball as far as desired at a right angle from the point at which the ball crossed the goal line (as in modern rugby) and attempting a place kick, or by executing a "punt out" from the end zone to a teammate making a fair catch, from which spot a drop-kick for the extra points could be attempted.[9]

    A drop kick through the goal posts from the field counted as 5 points.[8] As with the contemporary game, safties counted for 2 points.[10]

    The game consisted of two 45-minute halves with an intermission of 10 minutes, although duration of the game could be shortened by mutual consent.[10] No coaching was allowed from the sidelines, all game decisions had to be made by the players on the field.[11] Once removed from the game for a substitute, a player could not return to the game (as in modern soccer).[12]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 14atVirginia
    • Madison Hall Field
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • W 6–0[13]
    October 25atPenn
    • University Athletic Grounds
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • L 6–183,000[14]
    November 6Western University of Pennsylvania
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
  • W 32–0[15]
    November 11atBucknellLewisburg, PAW 36–182,000
    November 30atPittsburgh Athletic Club
    • PAC Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • W 12–0[16]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1890-1894)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  • ^ Walter Camp, "An Introductory Chapter for Beginners," in Camp (ed.), Foot-ball Rules and Referee's Book for the Season of 1893–94. New York: A.G. Spalding & Bros., 1893; pp. 3–4.
  • ^ Walter Camp (ed.), "Foot-ball Rules of the American Intercollegiate Association," in Camp (ed.), Foot-ball Rules and Referee's Book for the Season of 1893–94. New York: A.G. Spalding & Bros., 1893; p. 23.
  • ^ Camp, "An Introductory Chapter for Beginners," p. 5.
  • ^ a b Camp, "An Introductory Chapter for Beginners," p. 6.
  • ^ Camp, "An Introductory Chapter for Beginners," pp. 6–7.
  • ^ a b Camp, "An Introductory Chapter for Beginners," p. 7.
  • ^ a b Camp, "An Introductory Chapter for Beginners," p. 9.
  • ^ Camp (ed.), "Foot-ball Rules of the American Intercollegiate Association," p. 27.
  • ^ a b Camp, "An Introductory Chapter for Beginners," p. 11.
  • ^ Camp (ed.), "Foot-ball Rules of the American Intercollegiate Association," p. 19.
  • ^ Camp (ed.), "Foot-ball Rules of the American Intercollegiate Association," p. 17.
  • ^ "University of Virginia team lost". The Washington Post. October 15, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Pennsylvania's Small Total: The State College Scores Against the University". The Times (Philadelphia). October 26, 1893. p. 6.
  • ^ "State College Winners". Pittsburgh Press. November 7, 1893. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "The Season Ends". The Pittsburgh Post. December 1, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

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