1887 Penn State football team

1887 Penn State football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–0
Head coach	None
Captain	George Linsz
Home stadium	Old Main lawn

1887 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					3	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	7	–	0
Wesleyan			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					0	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					0	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					0	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					0	–	2	–	0

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 12	9:30 a.m.	at Bucknell	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 54–0	[1][2][3]
November 19		Bucknell	Old Main State College, PA	W 24–0

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References

1. "[untitled]". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "The Penny's Win". The Sunday Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 13, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Untitled". Lewisburg Chronicle. November 24, 1887 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Penn State Football 2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Nittany Lions. p. 301. Retrieved January 10, 2025.