1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
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 season)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
1996 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Ohio State +  7 –1     11 –1  
No. 15 Northwestern +  7 –1     9 –3  
No. 7 Penn State  6 –2     11 –2  
No. 18 Iowa  6 –2     9 –3  
No. 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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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
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. Purduedagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 78 John Blick Fr
WR 11 Chris Campbell Sr
OL 53 Jim Dudley Fr
RB 39 Curtis Enis So
WR 83 Joe Jurevicius Jr
QB 9 Mike McQueary Jr
G 64 Phil Ostrowski Jr
QB 14 Wally Richardson Sr
QB 16 Kevin Thompson Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 6 Aaron Collins Jr
S 3 Kim Herring Sr
SS 4 Derek Fox Fr
LB 44 Jim Nelson Jr
CB 27 David Macklin Fr
LB 98 Matt Rhule So
DB 45 Jon Sandusky Fr
DE 5 Brad Scioli So
LB 43 Brandon Short Fr
DE 91 Chris Snyder Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 20 Brett Conway Sr
P 28 Darrell Kania Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

NFL Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1997 NFL Draft.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
2nd2858Kim HerringFree safetyBaltimore Ravens
3rd3090Brett ConwayPlacekickerGreen Bay Packers
7th33234Wally RichardsonQuarterbackBaltimore Ravens

References

  1. ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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