Year: | 1896 |
Team: | Penn State |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Independent |
Record: | 3–4 |
Head Coach: | Samuel B. Newton |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Captain: | James Dunsmore |
Stadium: | Beaver Field |
The 1896 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 1896 college football season.[1] The team was coached by Samuel B. Newton and played its home games on Beaver Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.