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A Lesson In Penn State-Ohio State History
(Ed. - This story originally ran last year. It's still just as funny.) The year was 1912. Penn State was coming off of an 8-0-1 season in 1911, their greatest record to date. They had made the jump f...
The History of the Penn State - Syracuse Rivalry
This is Part One of a two part series examining the rivalry between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Syracuse Orange. This series originally ran a year ago, but since the two teams are meeting thi...
On This Day in Penn State History
September 8, 1984 A fan stood up from his seat in Beaver Stadium and sat back down. The guy next to him stood up and sat down. Then the guy next to him stood up and sat down. And before you...
On This Day In Penn State History
August 10, 1927 The newly organized Board of Athletic Control (modern day Athletic Department) ended all financial aid for student athletes starting with the freshman class of 1928 in attempt to focu...
On This Day In Penn State History
August 25, 1918 On this day in 1918 Penn State hired Hugo Bezdek, manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball, as the head football coach and Director of Physical Education and Interco...
On This Day In Penn State History
July 18, 1918 Lt. Levi Lamb, a lineman and three year letter winner on the teams of 1912-1914, is killed near Soissons, France, while leading his army platoon against a German stronghold. H...
On This Day In Penn State History
July 1, 1994 Jim Tarman retires as Athletic director and is succeeded by former football walk-on Tim Curley. July 1, 1980 J.T. White, the last assistant coach from the Rip Engle era except ...
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