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1889 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
1889 record2–2
Head coachnone
Home stadiumOld Main lawn
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The 1889 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1889 college football season.[1] The team 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
September 27Swarthmore
W 20–6
November 9at Lafayette
  • March Field
  • Easton, PA
L 0–26
November 11at LehighBethlehem, PAL 0–106
November 25Bucknell
  • Old Main lawn
  • State College, PA
W 12–0

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