1905–06 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1905–06 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
  • student coaches
CaptainW.Y. Heaton
Home arenaArmory
Seasons
1905–06 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oregon Agricultural   10 0   1.000
Rhode Island A&M   5 0   1.000
Southwestern (Kan.)   6 0   1.000
Wabash   17 1   .944
Massachusetts Lowell   16 1   .941
Brigham Young   11 1   .917
Ohio State   9 1   .900
Dartmouth   16 2   .889
North Dakota   8 1   .889
Fordham   14 2   .875
Texas   7 1   .875
Baker   18 3   .857
Westminster (Pa.)   12 2   .857
Michigan State   11 2   .846
Auburn   5 1   .833
Bucknell   10 2   .833
Denison   10 2   .833
Montana State   5 1   .833
Williams   14 3   .824
Western Reserve   13 3   .813
Holy Cross   12 3   .800
Nebraska   12 3   .800
Virginia   8 2   .800
William & Mary   4 1   .800
Dayton   7 2   .778
Illinois State   6 2   .750
Syracuse   9 3   .750
Swarthmore   11 4   .733
Maine   10 4   .714
Springfield (Mass.)   10 4   .714
Allegheny   12 5   .706
Wooster   7 3   .700
Cincinnati   2 1   .667
Connecticut   6 3   .667
Grinnell   8 4   .667
Niagara   4 2   .667
Army   7 4   .636
Gettysburg   7 4   .636
Kansas   12 7   .632
Tulane   8 5   .615
Manhattan   6 4   .600
Mount Union   9 6   .600
Penn State   6 4   .600
Wesleyan (Conn.)   12 8   .600
Wyoming   3 2   .600
Canisius   10 7   .588
Washburn   10 7   .588
Idaho   4 3   .571
Lake Forest   9 7   .563
North Dakota Agricultural   5 4   .556
West Virginia   5 4   .556
Colorado   6 5   .545
Colgate   7 6   .538
Butler   1 1   .500
Colorado Agricultural   2 2   .500
Indiana State   6 6   .500
Lehigh   6 6   .500
Miami (Ohio)   3 3   .500
Nebraska Wesleyan   7 7   .500
New Mexico   2 2   .500
Wake Forest   3 3   .500
Washington State   5 5   .500
Akron   6 7   .462
Denver   6 7   .462
Bradley   4 5   .444
Delaware   3 4   .429
Temple   3 4   .429
Bloomsburg   2 3   .400
Trinity (N.C.)   2 3   .400
Kansas State   6 9   .400
Grove City   3 5   .375
Brown   4 7   .364
Kentucky   5 9   .357
Augustana (Ill.)   3 6   .333
Fairmount   2 4   .333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   2 4   .333
Trinity (Conn.)   3 7   .300
Washington University   1 3   .250
Utah Agircultural   2 7   .222
CCNY   1 4   .200
Pittsburgh   2 9   .182
Georgia   0 2   .000
New Mexico A&M   0 1   .000
Oregon   0 5   .000

The 1905–06 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1905–06 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 6–4.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
12/15/1905*
Juniata W 57–9  1–0
Armory 
University Park, PA
1/16/1906*
Wyoming Seminary W 53–15  2–0
Armory 
University Park, PA
1/29/1906*
Susquehanna W 49–23  3–0
Armory 
University Park, PA
2/2/1906*
at Lehigh L 18–28  3–1
 
Bethlehem, PA
2/3/1906*
at Pennsylvania L 18–28  3–2
 
Philadelphia, PA
2/5/1906*
Lebanon Valley W 41–14  4–2
Armory 
University Park, PA
3/3/1906*
at Southside L 26–46  4–3
 
 
3/5/1906*
at Pittsburgh W 30–4  5–3
 
Pittsburgh, PA
3/6/1906*
at West Virginia L 13–16  5–4
 
Morgantown, WV
3/7/1906*
at Greensburg W 34–10  6–4
 
 
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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