1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
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Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 38–15 vs. Texas | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 7 |
1996 record | 11–2 (6–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Joe Paterno (31st year) |
Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky |
Home stadium |
Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 93,967) |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2 Ohio State + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Northwestern + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#18 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 25 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 USC* | No. 11 | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) | ABC | W 24–7 | 77,716 | ||
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville* | No. 7 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC | W 24–7 | 95,670 | ||
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois* | No. 6 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN+ | W 49–0 | 95,589 | ||
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Temple* | No. 5 | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | ESPN+ | W 41–0 | 24,847 | ||
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 3 | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ABC | W 23–20 | 79,607 | ||
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State | No. 4 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry) | ABC | L 7–38 | 94,241 | ||
October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | W 31–14 | 96,653 | ||
October 19 | 12:30 p.m. | Iowa | No. 10 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN2 | L 20–21 | 96,230 | ||
October 26 | 12:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 17 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ESPN | W 48–26 | 37,354 | ||
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Northwestern | No. 15 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC | W 34–9 | 96,596 | ||
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Michigan | No. 11 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | W 29–17 | 105,898 | ||
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 7 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) | ABC | W 32–29 | 96,263 | ||
January 1, 1997 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Texas | No. 7 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | CBS | W 38–15 | 65,106 | ||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Post season
NFL Draft
Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1997 NFL Draft.
Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Position | Team |
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2nd | 28 | 58 | Kim Herring | Free safety | Baltimore Ravens |
3rd | 30 | 90 | Brett Conway | Placekicker | Green Bay Packers |
7th | 33 | 234 | Wally Richardson | Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens |
References
- ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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