1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 43–14 vs. Auburn
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (12th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (19th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Purdue 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the

University Park, Pennsylvania
.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 912:00 p.m.
University Park, PA
ABCW 24–2396,034
September 1612:00 p.m.Temple*No. 7
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
CreativeW 66–1495,926
September 237:30 p.m.at Rutgers*No. 6
ESPNW 59–3458,870
September 305:45 p.m.WisconsinNo. 6
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPNL 9–1796,540
October 712:00 p.m.No. 5 Ohio StateNo. 12
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCL 25–2896,655
October 1412:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 20
ESPNW 26–2360,455
October 213:30 p.m.at No. 18 IowaNo. 19
ABCW 41–2770,397
October 2812:00 p.m.IndianadaggerNo. 16
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN2W 45–2196,391
November 43:30 p.m.at No. 6 NorthwesternNo. 12
ABCL 10–2149,256
November 1812:00 p.m.No. 12 MichiganNo. 19
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 27–1796,677
November 253:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 14
ESPNW 24–2066,189
January 1, 199611:00 a.m.vs. No. 16 Auburn*No. 15
ESPNW 43–1465,313[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Texas Tech

See also: 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Penn State Nittany Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Texas Tech 7 13 0323
Penn State 7 0 71024

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 9, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
    EST
  • Game attendance: 96,034
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • TTU - Banks recovered fumble in end zone (Greaser kick)
  • PSU - Witman 2 run (Conway kick)

Second quarter

  • TTU - Scovell 20 pass from Lethridge (Greaser kick)
  • TTU - B Hanspard 7 pass from Lethridge (kick failed)

Third quarter

  • PSU - Witman 3 run (Conway kick)

Fourth quarter

  • PSU - Olsommer 3 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
  • TTU - FG Rogers 42
  • PSU - FG Conway 39

Temple

See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team
Temple Owls at Penn State Nittany Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Temple 0 7 7014
Penn State 17 14 211466

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 16, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
    EST
  • Game attendance: 95,926
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU - Archie 22 run (Conway kick)
  • PSU - FG Conway 32
  • PSU - Witman 11 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)

Second quarter

  • PSU - Engram 26 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
  • PSU - Milne 1 run (Conway kick)
  • TEM - Baxter 5 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)

Third quarter

  • PSU - Stephenson 4 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
  • PSU - Enis 24 run (Conway kick)
  • PSU - Milne 1 run (Barninger kick)
  • TEM - Burris 18 run (Michalski kick)

Fourth quarter

  • PSU - Enis 1 run (Barninger kick)
  • PSU - Enis 6 run (Barninger kick)

Rutgers

See also: 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Period 1 2 34Total
Penn State 17 7 142159
Rutgers 7 10 10734

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: September 23, 1995
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 58,870
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU - Engram 58 fumble return (Conway kick)
  • PSU - FG Conway 42
  • PSU - Engram 47 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
  • RUT - Presley 3 run (Mike-Mayer kick)

Second quarter

  • PSU - Milne 18 run (Conway kick)
  • RUT - FG Mike-Mayer 47
  • RUT - Battaglia 17 pass from Higgins (Mike-Mayer kick)

Third quarter

  • PSU - Engram 29 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
  • RUT - Battaglia 35 pass from Higgins (Mike-Mayer kick)
  • PSU - Witman 4 run (Conway kick)
  • RUT - FG Mike-Mayer 33

Fourth quarter

  • PSU - Herring 21 interception return (Conway kick)
  • PSU - Engram 16 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
  • RUT - Battaglia 4 pass from Higgins (Mike-Mayer kick)
  • PSU - Campbell 42 pass from McQueary (Barninger kick)

Wisconsin

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 10 0 0717
Penn State 0 0 369

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 30, 1995
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
    EST
  • Game attendance: 96,540
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS - FG J Hall 26
  • WIS - Nyquist 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • PSU - FG Conway 32

Fourth quarter

  • WIS - T Simmons 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
  • PSU - Scott 5 pass from Richardson (two-point conversion failed)

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
#5 Ohio State Buckeyes at #12 Penn State Nittany Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 0 14 7728
Penn State 10 0 8725

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 7, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
    EST
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C); Wind WNW 10-20
  • Game attendance: 96,655
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • Box Score
Game information