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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record11–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (13th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (20th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
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.

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.