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2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
Big Ten champion
Big Ten East Division co-champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Rose Bowl, L 49–52 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division East Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 7
2016 record 11–3 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach James Franklin (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead (1st year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Brent Pry (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator Tim Banks (1st year)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Brandon Bell (Senior year)
Captain Brian Gaia (Senior year)
Captain Von Walker (Senior year)
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 106,572)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$   8 1         11 3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^   8 1         11 2  
No. 10 Michigan   7 2         10 3  
Indiana   4 5         6 7  
Maryland   3 6         6 7  
Michigan State   1 8         3 9  
Rutgers   0 9         2 10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy   7 2         11 3  
Iowa   6 3         8 5  
Nebraska   6 3         9 4  
Minnesota   5 4         9 4  
Northwestern   5 4         7 6  
Illinois   2 7         3 9  
Purdue   1 8         3 9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were a member of the Big Ten East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They started 2–2, and after losing to the Michigan Wolverines, they won nine straight conference games and defeated the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Championship Game. They represented the Big Ten in the 2017 Rose Bowl, losing to USC.

During the previous season the Nittany Lions started the year with a 5–1 record and 2–0 in Big Ten play. Then on October, 17 they lost to Number 1 ranked Ohio State. After which they won their next two games including an 39–0 rout over Illinois. Following the rout the Nittany Lions finished the year 0–4 including losses to Number 6 Michigan State and Number 14 Michigan and a bowl game loss to Georgia.

Penn State announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Nittany Lions hosted Big Ten foes Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Ohio State, and traveled to Indiana, Michigan, Purdue, and Rutgers.


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