Block Six
The Block Six was a blocked field goal by the Penn State Nittany Lions football against the Ohio State Buckeyes, resulting in a 70-yard return touchdown in the final minutes of a 2016 rivalry game between the two teams in Happy Valley. The play led Penn State to beat Ohio State for the first time in five years, with a final score of 24–21. It is regarded as the best play in Penn State football history, and marked the program's return to national relevance following the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
| 2016 Ohio State vs. Penn State football game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | October 22, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Beaver Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | State College, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 19.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Cannon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 107,280 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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