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Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1996 Big Ten Conference 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

August 252:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 USC*No. 11

ABCW 24–7 77,716 September 73:30 p.m.Louisville*No. 7

ABCW 24–7 95,670 September 1412:00 p.m.Northern Illinois*No. 6

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 49–0 95,589 September 2112:00 p.m.vs. Temple*No. 5

  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ

ESPN+W 41–0 24,847 September 283:30 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 3

ABCW 23–20 79,607 October 53:30 p.m.at No. 3 Ohio StateNo. 4

ABCL 7–38 94,241 October 1212:30 p.m.PurduedaggerNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPNW 31–14 96,653 October 1912:30 p.m.IowaNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2L 20–21 96,230 October 2612:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 17

ESPNW 48–26 37,354 November 23:30 p.m.No. 11 NorthwesternNo. 15

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 34–9 96,596 November 1612:00 p.m.at No. 16 MichiganNo. 11

ABCW 29–17 105,898 November 233:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 7

ABCW 32–29 96,263 January 1, 19978:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 TexasNo. 7

CBSW 38–15 65,106

Template:CFB Schedule End

Post season

NFL Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1997 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
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

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