1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–1
Head coach
  • none
CaptainR.D. Blakeslee
Home arenaArmory
Seasons
1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Canisius   5 0   1.000
Creighton   14 0   1.000
Oregon State   15 0   1.000
Rhode Island   3 0   1.000
Utah State   9 0   1.000
Syracuse   16 1   .941
Idaho   12 1   .923
Louisiana State   12 1   .923
Penn State   12 1   .923
Oklahoma   11 1   .917
Navy   14 2   .875
Virginia   7 1   .875
Georgia   6 1   .857
Kentucky   9 2   .818
North Carolina State   13 3   .813
California   8 2   .800
Bucknell   11 3   .786
Arizona State   14 4   .778
Boston   6 2   .750
Buffalo   6 2   .750
North Carolina   9 3   .750
Virginia Tech   15 5   .750
Niagara   8 3   .727
Army   8 4   .667
Trinity   10 5   .667
Vanderbilt   6 3   .667
Wyoming   4 2   .667
Brigham Young   5 3   .625
Rutgers   5 3   .625
Seton Hall   8 5   .615
South Carolina   8 5   .615
Arizona   3 2   .600
Clemson   3 2   .600
Georgetown   8 6   .571
Utah   5 4   .556
Lehigh   11 9   .550
Temple   8 7   .533
Duquesne   4 4   .500
Indiana State   8 8   .500
Montana   6 6   .500
St. John's (NY)   8 8   .500
Texas Christian   4 4   .500
Bradley   6 8   .429
Colgate   9 12   .429
Manhattan   6 8   .429
Auburn   2 3   .400
Michigan State   6 10   .375
Pittsburgh   5 9   .357
William & Mary   6 11   .353
Dayton   2 4   .333
Notre Dame   2 4   .333
Ohio   4 8   .333
Washington   4 8   .333
Alabama   2 5   .286
Oregon   3 8   .273
Cincinnati   2 6   .250
Montana State   2 6   .250
Tennessee   3 9   .250
Wake Forest   4 12   .250
West Virginia   4 13   .235
Wichita State   3 10   .231
Connecticut   1 6   .143
Butler   0 6   .000
The Citadel   0 1   .000
Southern California   0 2   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1917–18 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 12–1.[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
12/08/1917*
Juniata W 41–28  1–0
Armory 
University Park, PA
12/15/1917*
Unit 29, USAAC W 40–26  2–0
Armory 
University Park, PA
1/14/1918*
Lehigh W 44–29  3–0
Armory 
University Park, PA
1/19/1918*
at Juniata W 44–29  4–0
 
 
1/26/1918*
at Carlisle W 48–27  5–0
 
 
1/31/1918*
at Syracuse L 24–34  5–1
Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
2/01/1918*
at Colgate W 48–38  6–1
 
Hamilton, NY
2/02/1918*
at Lehigh W 36–29  7–1
 
Bethlehem, PA
2/14/1918*
Carnegie Tech W 46–19  8–1
Armory 
University Park, PA
2/23/1918*
Pittsburgh W 35–15  9–1
Armory 
University Park, PA
2/28/1918*
at Pittsburgh W 38–26  10–1
Trees Gym 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/29/1918*
at Carnegie Tech W 54–30  11–1
 
Pittsburgh, PA
3/01/1918*
at West Virginia W 35–26  12–1
 
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1917–18 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.com. October 26, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2016.