1887 Penn State football team

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The 1887 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 1887 college football season. The team went 2–0 and are the school's only unscored-upon team. The captain and quarterback of the team was George H. "Lucy" Linsz. He later changed his last name from Linsz to Lins, probably during World War I. In 1887, Penn State's school colors were dark pink and black.

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Headcoach
  • None
CaptainGeorge Linsz
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1887 Penn State football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
  • None
CaptainGeorge Linsz
Home stadiumOld Main lawn
Seasons
← 1881
1888 â†’
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1887 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale â€“ 9–0–0
Penn State â€“ 2–0–0
Harvard â€“ 10–1–0
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–0
Princeton â€“ 7–2–0
Lehigh â€“ 4–3–0
Williams â€“ 3–3–0
Penn â€“ 6–7–0
Wesleyan â€“ 4–5–0
Tufts â€“ 4–6–0
Massachusetts â€“ 2–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 2–6–0
Bucknell â€“ 0–2–0
Cornell â€“ 0–2–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 0–2–0
Vermont â€“ 0–2–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 129:30 a.m.at Bucknell
W 54–0[1][2][3]
November 19BucknellW 24–0
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