1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 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. 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

• Giants Stadium
• East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)

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

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

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

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

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

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH (Rivalry)

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

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN

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

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI

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

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)

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

• Sun Devil Stadium
• Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)

CBSW 38–15 65,106

Roster

1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 6 Aaron Collins Jr S 3 Kim Herring Sr LB 44 Jim Nelson Jr CB 27 David Macklin Fr DE 5 Brad Scioli So LB 43 Brandon Short Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 20 Brett Conway Sr	Head coach Joe Paterno 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.

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