1915–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1915–16 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
  • Burke Hermanne (1st season)
CaptainI.E. Walton
Home arenaArmory
Seasons
1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona   5 0   1.000
North Dakota State   18 0   1.000
Tennessee   12 0   1.000
Utah   11 0   1.000
Allegheny   10 1   .909
Wake Forest   16 2   .889
Pittsburgh   15 2   .882
Seton Hall   13 2   .867
Navy   12 2   .857
Dayton   11 2   .846
Virginia   11 2   .846
New Mexico   9 2   .818
Bucknell   12 3   .800
Virginia Tech   12 3   .800
Vanderbilt   11 3   .786
Colgate   14 4   .778
Duquesne   7 2   .778
Georgia   7 2   .778
Alabama   13 4   .765
Notre Dame   9 3   .750
Syracuse   9 3   .750
Oklahoma   19 7   .731
Louisville   8 3   .727
Penn State   8 3   .727
Mississippi State   11 5   .688
The Citadel   4 2   .667
North Carolina   8 3   .727
Buffalo   7 4   .636
William & Mary   7 4   .636
Connecticut   5 3   .625
Georgetown   9 6   .600
Louisiana State   14 10   .583
Indiana State   7 2   .778
Kentucky   8 6   .571
Temple   7 6   .538
Ohio   8 7   .533
Akron   2 2   .500
Brigham Young   2 2   .500
Michigan State   2 2   .500
Oklahoma State   7 8   .467
Trinity   9 11   .450
Bradley   8 10   .444
Butler   3 4   .429
Rutgers   3 4   .429
Army   5 7   .417
Niagara   4 6   .400
South Carolina   4 6   .400
Ole Miss   4 7   .364
St. John's (NY)   5 10   .333
Wabash   4 8   .333
Manhattan   4 9   .308
North Carolina State   2 5   .286
Auburn   2 6   .250
Clemson   2 6   .250
Texas Christian   1 3   .250
Stanford   2 9   .182
Idaho   1 12   .077
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1915–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1915–16 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Burke Hermann, in his first season coaching the Nittany Lions. The team finished with a final record of 8–3.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1/08/1916*
Lafayette W 30–26  1–0
 
 
1/15/1916*
Bucknell W 42–21  2–0
 
 
1/22/1916*
Juniata W 37–26  3–0
 
 
2/03/1916*
at Carnegie Tech W 35–24  4–0
 
 
2/04/1916*
at Westinghouse Club W 32–25  5–0
 
 
2/05/1916*
at Pittsburgh L 38–43  5–1
 
 
2/19/1916*
Lehigh W 29–19  6–1
 
 
2/26/1916*
Pittsburgh L 27–31  6–2
 
 
3/02/1916*
at Swarthmore L 23–28  6–3
 
 
3/03/1916*
at Lafayette W 22–14  7–3
 
 
3/04/1916*
at Lehigh W 35–22  8–3
 
 
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[1]

References

  1. ^ "2010-11 Penn State Men's Basketball MG by Penn State Athletics". Issuu.com. October 26, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2016.