Big Ten · 1996

Penn StateNittany Lions

11–2 overall, 6–2 in conference. 13 games played.

Bowl

Season

Record

11–2

6–2 in conference

Margin - All

+197

15.2 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

30.8

400 total

Points against

15.6

203 total

Polls

#7AP

Final

Schedule

Joe Paterno

All times Eastern.

Sat 08/24/1996 08:00 PMvs7USCW 24–7

Fri 09/06/1996 08:00 PMvsLouisvilleW 24–7

Fri 09/13/1996 08:00 PMvsNorthern IllinoisW 49–0

Fri 09/20/1996 08:00 PMvsTempleW 41–0

Fri 09/27/1996 08:00 PMatWisconsinW 23–20

Fri 10/04/1996 08:00 PMat3Ohio StateL 7–38

Fri 10/11/1996 08:00 PMvsPurdueW 31–14

Fri 10/18/1996 08:00 PMvsIowaL 20–21

Fri 10/25/1996 08:00 PMatIndianaW 48–26

Fri 11/01/1996 07:00 PMvs11NorthwesternW 34–9

Fri 11/15/1996 07:00 PMat16MichiganW 29–17

Fri 11/22/1996 07:00 PMvsMichigan StateW 32–29

Tue 12/31/1996 07:00 PMvs8TexasW 38–15Neutral

Home field

Beaver Stadium

100%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Average crowd: 106,994
Surface: Grass
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 1,162 ft
Opened: 1960