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American college football season
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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| 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7
USC* | No. 11 | |
ABC | W 24–7 | 77,716 |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. |
Louisville* | No. 7 | | ABC | W 24–7 | 95,670 |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. |
Northern Illinois* | No. 6 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
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ESPN Plus | W 49–0 | 95,589 |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | vs.
Temple* | No. 5 | - Giants Stadium
- East Rutherford, NJ
| ESPN Plus | W 41–0 | 24,847 |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at
Wisconsin | No. 3 | | ABC | W 23–20 | 79,607 |
October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3
Ohio State | No. 4 | | ABC | L 7–38 | 94,241 |
October 12 | 12:30 p.m. |
Purdue | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
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ESPN | W 31–14 | 96,653 |
October 19 | 12:30 p.m. |
Iowa | No. 10 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
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ESPN2 | L 20–21 | 96,230 |
October 26 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Indiana | No. 17 | | 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 | | ABC | W 29–17 | 105,898 |
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. |
Michigan State | No. 7 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (
rivalry)
| ABC | W 32–29 | 96,263 |
| 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20
Texas* | No. 7 | |
CBS | W 38–15 | 65,106 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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Roster
1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
-
Redshirt
Roster
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NFL Draft
Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the
1997 NFL Draft.
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National championship seasons in bold |