1908–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1908–1909 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–6
Head coach
  • student coaches
CaptainF.G. Funston
Home arenaArmory
Seasons
1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California –   – 10 – 0   1.000
Illinois State –   – 9 – 0   1.000
New Mexico –   – 1 – 0   1.000
New York University –   – 13 – 0   1.000
Swarthmore –   – 12 – 0   1.000
Whittier –   – 14 – 0   1.000
Widener –   – 9 – 0   1.000
Columbia –   – 15 – 1   .938
Williams –   – 13 – 1   .929
Grinnell –   – 12 – 1   .923
Ohio State –   – 11 – 1   .917
Oregon Agricultural –   – 10 – 1   .909
Trinity (N.C.) –   – 8 – 1   .889
Hope –   – 8 – 1   .889
Montana State –   – 8 – 1   .889
Dayton –   – 12 – 2   .857
Wake Forest –   – 6 – 1   .857
Allegheny –   – 11 – 2   .846
North Dakota –   – 10 – 2   .833
Washington –   – 5 – 1   .833
Wooster –   – 10 – 2   .833
Notre Dame –   – 33 – 7   .825
Army –   – 9 – 2   .818
Nebraska Wesleyan –   – 11 – 3   .786
New Mexico A&M –   – 7 – 2   .778
Rhode Island A&M –   – 7 – 2   .778
Pennsylvania –   – 19 – 6   .760
Bucknell –   – 9 – 3   .750
Georgia –   – 6 – 2   .750
Wabash –   – 9 – 3   .750
North Dakota Agricultural –   – 11 – 4   .733
Vanderbilt –   – 11 – 4   .733
CCNY –   – 8 – 3   .727
Navy –   – 8 – 3   .727
Southern California –   – 8 – 3   .727
Temple –   – 8 – 3   .727
Butler –   – 5 – 2   .714
LSU –   – 5 – 2   .714
Seton Hall –   – 10 – 4   .714
Loyola (Md.) –   – 12 – 5   .706
St. Lawrence –   – 12 – 2   .857
Maine –   – 7 – 3   .700
Marietta –   – 7 – 3   .700
William & Mary –   – 7 – 3   .700
Baylor –   – 11 – 5   .688
Dartmouth –   – 11 – 5   .688
Kansas State –   – 6 – 3   .667
Michigan State –   – 10 – 5   .667
Southwestern (Kan.) –   – 6 – 3   .667
Texas –   – 6 – 3   .667
Virginia –   – 6 – 3   .667
Virginia Tech –   – 4 – 2   .667
Denison –   – 11 – 6   .647
Georgetown –   – 9 – 5   .643
Brigham Young –   – 7 – 4   .636
MIT –   – 10 – 6   .625
Washington State –   – 10 – 6   .625
Cincinnati –   – 6 – 4   .600
Grove City –   – 9 – 6   .600
St. John's (NY) –   – 9 – 6   .600
Auburn –   – 4 – 3   .571
Colorado –   – 4 – 3   .571
Franklin –   – 12 – 9   .571
Santa Clara –   – 4 – 3   .571
Cornell –   – 13 – 10   .565
Kentucky –   – 5 – 4   .556
Washington and Lee –   – 5 – 4   .556
Bloomsburg –   – 6 – 5   .545
Washburn –   – 6 – 5   .545
Colgate –   – 7 – 6   .538
Penn State –   – 7 – 6   .538
Fordham –   – 13 – 12   .520
Arizona –   – 1 – 1   .500
Lehigh –   – 5 – 5   .500
Mississippi A&M –   – 5 – 5   .500
Ohio –   – 1 – 1   .500
Oklahoma –   – 3 – 3   .500
VMI –   – 3 – 3   .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point –   – 4 – 4   .500
Wyoming –   – 3 – 3   .500
Yale –   – 9 – 9   .500
Syracuse –   – 7 – 8   .467
Akron –   – 6 – 7   .462
Bradley –   – 6 – 7   .462
Gettysburg –   – 4 – 5   .444
Wesleyan (Conn.) –   – 7 – 9   .438
Canisius –   – 3 – 4   .429
Idaho –   – 7 – 10   .412
Miami (Ohio) –   – 4 – 6   .400
Westminster (Pa.) –   – 4 – 6   .400
Fairmount –   – 4 – 6   .400
Mount Union –   – 7 – 11   .389
Princeton –   – 8 – 13   .381
Denver –   – 6 – 10   .375
Delaware –   – 4 – 7   .364
Brown –   – 5 – 10   .333
Davidson –   – 1 – 2   .333
Holy Cross –   – 4 – 8   .333
Lake Forest –   – 3 – 6   .333
Oklahoma A&M –   – 1 – 2   .333
Tulane –   – 3 – 7   .300
Manhattan –   – 4 – 10   .286
Springfield (Mass.) –   – 2 – 5   .286
Utah –   – 3 – 8   .273
Indiana State –   – 2 – 7   .222
Niagara –   – 2 – 7   .222
Trinity (Conn.) –   – 2 – 7   .222
Ole Miss –   – 1 – 4   .200
Union (N.Y.) –   – 2 – 8   .200
Harvard –   – 1 – 7   .125
Utah State –   – 1 – 8   .111
Kalamazoo –   – 0 – 3   .000
South Carolina –   – 0 – 3   .000

The 1908–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1908–09 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 7–6.[1]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
12/11/1908*
 Harrisburg Athletic Club W 42–13  1–0
 Armory 
University Park, PA
12/15/1908*
 at Pennsylvania L 23–30  1–1
  
Philadelphia, PA
12/16/1908*
 at Georgetown L 26–49  1–2
 Odd Fellows Hall 
Washington, DC
12/17/1908*
 at Harrisburg Athletic Club L 26–28  1–3
  
 
1/15/1909*
 Wyoming Seminary W 38–16  2–3
 Armory 
University Park, PA
1/30/1909*
 Bucknell W 28–16  3–3
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/3/1909*
 Allegheny W 28–23  4–3
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/6/1909*
 Franklin & Marshall W 49–3  5–3
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/15/1909*
 Pittsburgh Collegians W 55–29  6–3
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/19/1909*
 Swarthmore L 20–25  6–4
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/22/1909*
 at Army L 15–27  6–5
  
West Point, NY
2/23/1909*
 at Manhattan W 22–16  7–5
  
Riverdale, NY
2/24/1909*
 Swarthmore L 19–25  7–6
 Armory 
University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2]

References

  1. ^ "1908–09 Penn State Nittany Lions Basketball results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "2010-11 Penn State Men's Basketball MG by Penn State Athletics - Issuu".


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