1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

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
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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