1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State text logo.svg
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 43–14 vs. Auburn
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1995 record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Joe Paterno (30th season)
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
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 Pennsylvania State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 912:00 p.m.Texas Tech*No. 4
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCW 24–2396,034
September 1612:00 p.m.Temple*No. 7
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
CreativeW 66–1495,926
September 237:30 p.m.at Rutgers*No. 6
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ
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
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ABCL 10–2149,256
November 1812:00 p.m.No. 12 MichiganNo. 19
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
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 AuburnNo. 15
ESPNW 43–1465,313
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 Mike Archie Sr
WR 11 Chris Campbell Jr
WR 10 Bobby Engram Sr
G 50 Jeff Hartings Sr
T 68 Andre Johnson Sr
WR 83 Joe Jurevicius So
QB 9 Mike McQueary So
RB 22 Brian Milne Sr
G 64 Phil Ostrowski So
QB 14 Wally Richardson Jr
G 54 Marco Rivera Sr
WR 31 Freddie Scott Jr
FB 38 Jon Witman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 3 Kim Herring Jr
LB 92 Terry Killens Sr
LB 44 Jim Nelson So
DT 93 Brandon Noble Jr
DE 5 Brad Scioli Fr
DE 91 Chris Snyder So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 20 Brett Conway Jr
P 28 Darrell Kania Jr
Head coach
  • Joe Paterno
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries[]

Texas Tech[]

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Penn State Nittany Lions
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

Temple[]

Temple Owls at Penn State Nittany Lions
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

Rutgers[]

Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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

Wisconsin[]

Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
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

Ohio State[]

Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
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:
  • Box Score

Purdue[]

Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers
1 2 34Total
Penn State 0 10 61026
Purdue 6 7 01023

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 14, 1995
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 60,455
  • Box Score

Iowa[]

#19 Penn State at #18 Iowa
1 2 34Total
Penn State 10 7 71741
Iowa 7 7 6727

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Lynn Swann
  • Box Score

Indiana[]

Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions
1 2 34Total
Indiana 0 0 02121
Penn State 14 10 14745

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 28, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 96,391
  • Game Recap

Northwestern[]

#12 Penn State at #6 Northwestern
1 2 34Total
Penn State 0 7 3010
Northwestern 7 7 0721

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: November 4, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 49,256
  • TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Lynn Swann
  • Box Score

Michigan[]

Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
1 2 34Total
Michigan 0 7 3717
Penn State 0 13 01427

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 18, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 96,677
  • Box Score

Michigan State[]

Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans
1 2 34Total
Penn State 0 7 31424
Michigan State 0 10 01020

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: November 25, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 66,189
  • Box Score

Outback Bowl[]

#15 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. #16 Auburn Tigers
1 2 34Total
Penn State 3 13 27043
Auburn 0 7 0714

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: January 1, 1996
  • Game attendance: 53,161
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried
  • Box Score

NFL Draft[]

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 23 23 Jeff Hartings Offensive guard Detroit Lions
1st 30 30 Offensive tackle Washington Redskins
2nd 22 52 Bobby Engram Wide receiver Chicago Bears
3rd 13 74 Terry Killens Linebacker Houston Oilers
3rd 31 92 Jon Witman Fullback Pittsburgh Steelers
4th 20 115 Brian Milne Fullback Indianapolis Colts
6th 24 191 Offensive tackle Indianapolis Colts
6th 31 198 Running back San Francisco 49ers
6th 41 208 Marco Rivera Offensive guard Green Bay Packers
7th 9 218 Mike Archie Running back Houston Oilers

References[]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.
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