American college football season
2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football Conference Big Ten Conference Division East Division Coaches No. 7 AP No. 7 2016 record 11–3 (8–1 Big Ten) Head coach James Franklin (3rd season)Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead (1st season)Offensive scheme Spread Defensive coordinator Brent Pry (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)Co-defensive coordinator Tim Banks (1st season)Base defense 4–3 Captains
Brandon Bell (Senior year)Brian Gaia (Senior year)
Von Walker (Senior year) Home stadium Beaver Stadium Seasons
2016 Big Ten Conference 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 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 lost to Pitt and Michigan in early September but then had a winning streak that included signature victories over Ohio State and Wisconsin en route to a Big Ten championship. Despite their Big Ten title, the Nittany Lions just missed a playoff berth. They represented the Big Ten in the 2017 Rose Bowl , losing to USC on a game winning field goal .
Background [ ] Previous season [ ] 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 #1 ranked Ohio State . After which they won their next two games including a 39–0 rout over Illinois . Following the rout the Nittany Lions finished the year 0–4 including losses to #6 Michigan State and #14 Michigan and a bowl game loss to Georgia .
2016 NFL Draft [ ] See also: 2016 NFL Draft
Round
Pick (Overall)
Player
Team
Position
2
43
Austin Johnson
Tennessee Titans
Nose Tackle
2
51
Christian Hackenberg
New York Jets
Quarterback
3
65
Carl Nassib
Cleveland Browns
Defensive end
6
202
Anthony Zettel
Detroit Lions
Defense Tackle
6
204
Jordan Lucas
Miami Dolphins
Safety
Schedule [ ] Overview [ ] 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 .[1]
The team hosted two of the three non-conference games against the Kent State Golden Flashes from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and the Temple Owls from the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 3:30 p.m. Kent State * Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN W 33–1394,378 September 10 12:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh * Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry )ESPN L 39–4269,983 September 17 12:00 p.m. Temple * Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) BTN W 34–27100,420 September 24 3:30 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC L 10–49110,319 October 1 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) BTN W 29–26 OT 95,332 October 8 12:00 p.m. Maryland Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) BTN W 38–14100,778 October 22 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) ABC W 24–21 107,280 October 29 12:00 p.m. at Purdue No. 24 ABC/ESPN2 W 62–2433,157 November 5 7:30 p.m. Iowa No. 20 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN W 41–14106,194 November 12 12:00 p.m. at Indiana No. 12 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ABC/ESPN2 W 45–3140,678 November 19 8:00 p.m. at Rutgers No. 9 High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ BTN W 39–051,366 November 26 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 8 ESPN W 45–1297,418 December 3 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 6 Wisconsin No. 8 FOX W 38–3165,018 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 USC No. 5 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl ) (College GameDay )ESPN L 49–5295,128 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[2] Roster [ ]
2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
2
Tommy Stevens Fr
WR
3
DeAndre Thompkins So
WR
5
DaeSean Hamilton Jr
RB
6
Andre Robinson Fr
QB
7
Jake Zembiec Fr
RB
8
Mark Allen So
QB
9
Trace McSorley So
WR
10
Brandon Polk So
WR
11
Irvin Charles Fr
WR
12
Chris Godwin Jr
WR
13
Saeed Blacknall Jr
QB
15
Michael Shuster Fr
QB
16
Billy Fessler So
TE
18
Jonathan Holland Fr
WR
19
Gregg Garrity Sr
RB
24
Miles Sanders Fr
RB
26
Saquon Barkley So
WR
28
Christopher Welde So
RB
32
Irvine Paye Jr
WR
39
Josh McPhearson Jr
RB
40
Nick Eury Fr
OL
51
Alex Gellerstedt Fr
G , C
52
Ryan Bates Fr
G , C
53
Derek Dowrey Sr
C , G
55
Wendy Laurent Sr
G , C
57
Steven Gonzalez Fr
T
58
Chance Sorrell So
T
59
Andrew Nelson Jr
T
60
Noah Beh So
G
62
Michal Menet Fr
G
64
Zach Simpson Fr
OL
66
Connor McGovern Fr
G
68
Hunter Kelly Fr
G , C
69
Adam De Boef So
G , C
70
Brendan Mahon Jr
T
71
Will Fries Fr
G , C
72
Brian Gaia Sr
T
73
Paris Palmer Sr
T
75
Brendan Brosnan So
T
76
Sterling Jenkins Fr
G , C
77
Chasz Wright So
C , G
78
Tom Devenney Jr
T
79
Charlie Shuman So
TE
80
Danny Dalton Fr
WR
81
Gordon Bentley Jr
TE
81
Steven Grampp Fr
WR
82
Tyler Shoop Fr
TE
83
Nick Bowers Fr
WR
84
Juwan Johnson Fr
WR
85
Isaac Lutz Fr
WR
86
Cody Hodgens Jr
WR
87
Dae'Lun Darien Fr
TE
88
Mike Gesicki Jr
TE
89
Tom Pancoast Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
1
Christian Campbell Jr
S
2
Marcus Allen Jr
S
4
Nick Scott So
LB
5
Nyeem Wartman-White Sr
S
6
Malik Golden Sr
LB
7
Koa Farmer So
LB
9
Jarvis Miller Fr
LB
11
Brandon Bell Sr
CB
12
Jordan Smith Sr
CB
14
Zech McPhearson Fr
CB
15
Grant Haley Jr
S
16
John Petrishen Fr
CB
17
Garrett Taylor Fr
DE
19
Torrence Brown So
LB
20
Johnathan Thomas So
CB
21
Amani Oruwariye So
S
23
Ayron Monroe Fr
LB
25
Von Walker Sr
CB
27
T. J. Johnson Fr
S
28
Troy Apke Jr
CB
29
John Reid So
DT
30
Kevin Givens Fr
LB
31
Cam Brown Fr
S
32
Mitchell Vallone Jr
LB
33
Jake Cooper So
DE
34
Shane Simmons Fr
LB
36
Jan Johnson Fr
CB
36
Troy Shorts Fr
CB
37
Kyle Alston Jr
CB
38
Desi Davis So
LB
39
Frank Di Leo Fr
LB
40
Jason Cabinda Jr
DT
41
Parker Cothren Jr
DT
42
Ellison Jordan Fr
LB
43
Manny Bowen So
DE
44
Shaka Toney Fr
LB
45
Joe DuMond Fr
DE
46
Colin Castagna So
S
47
Will Blair Fr
LB
47
Brandon Smith Jr
DE
48
Shareef Miller Fr
DE
49
Daniel Joseph Fr
LB
51
Jason Vranic Jr
DT
52
Curtis Cothran Fr
DT
54
Robert Windsor Fr
DT
55
Antonio Shelton Fr
DT
56
Tyrell Chavis Jr
DE
90
Garrett Sickels Jr
DT
91
Ryan Monk Fr
DT
93
Antoine White So
DE
94
Evan Schwan Sr
DT
96
Immanuel Iyke Fr
DE
97
Ryan Buchholz Fr
DT
99
Brenon Thrift So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K , P
37
Chris Gulla Jr
SN
41
Zach Ladonis Jr
SN
44
Tyler Yazujian Sr
K
90
Alex Barbir Fr
P
92
Daniel Pasquariello Jr
P , K
93
Blake Gillikin Fr
K , P
95
Tyler Davis Jr
SN
96
Kyle Vasey So
SN
97
Nick Cox Fr
K , P
98
Jordan Wombacker Fr
K
99
Joey Julius So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Brent Pry (Defensive Coordinator/Associate Head Coach/Linebackers)Joe Moorhead (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks)Charles Huff (Running backs/Special Teams Coordinator)Ricky Rahne (Tight ends/Passing Game Coordinator)Josh Gattis (Wide receivers/Offensive Recruiting Coordinator)Terry Smith (Cornerbacks/Defensive Recruiting Coordinator)Tim Banks (Safeties/Co-Defensive Coordinator)Matt Limegrover (Offensive Line)Sean Spencer (Defensive Line/Run Game Coordinator)Dwight Galt (Strength and Conditioning)
Joe Brady IV (Graduate Assistant)Tommy Galt (Graduate Assistant)
Andrew Jackson (Graduate Assistant)
Ryan Smith (Graduate Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Coaching staff [ ]
Position
Name
Alma mater
Head Coach James Franklin [3] East Stroudsburg (1994)
Defensive Coordinator /Linebackers Brent Pry Buffalo (1993)
Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Joe Moorhead Fordham University (1995)
Safeties /Co-Defensive CoordinatorTim Banks Central Michigan University (1994)
Running Backs /Special Teams CoordinatorCharles Huff [4] Hampton (2005)
Tight Ends /Passing Game CoordinatorRicky Rahne [4] Cornell (2002)
Wide Receivers /Offensive Recruiting CoordinatorJosh Gattis [4] Wake Forest (2006)
Cornerbacks /Defensive Recruiting CoordinatorTerry Smith [4] Penn State (1991)
Offensive Line Matt Limegrover University of Chicago (1990)
Defensive Line /Run Game CoordinatorSean Spencer [4] Clarion (1995)
Strength and Conditioning Dwight Galt[4]
Maryland (1981)
Graduate Assistant Joe Brady IV College of William & Mary (2013)
Graduate Assistant Tommy Galt
Maryland (2009)
Graduate Assistant Andrew Jackson
LIU Post (2011)
Graduate Assistant Ryan Smith
College of William & Mary (2014)
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
24
20
12
9
8
8
5
7
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
NR
RV
23
14
10
8
8
5
7
CFP
Not released
12
10
8
7
7
5
Not released
Game summaries [ ] Kent State [ ]
Kent State vs. Penn State – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Kent State
3
10
0 0 13
Penn State 6
10
10 7 33
at Beaver Stadium
Date : September 3Game time : 3:30 PM EDT Game weather : 77 °F (25 °C); sunny and clearGame attendance : 94,378Referee : Greg BlumTV announcers (BTN ) : Scott Graham , Chuck Long ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter KSU – Shane Hynes, 26-yard field goal, 5:25 (KSU 3–0)
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton , 4-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , 2-point conversion failed, 1:56 (PSU 6–3) Second quarter KSU – Hynes, 43-yard field goal, 11:33 (TIE 6–6)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 7-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 8:02 (PSU 13–6)
KSU – Elcee Refuge, 20-yard fumble recovery for TD, Hynes kick good, 6:12 (TIE 13–13)
PSU – Davis, 29-yard field goal, 1:47 (PSU 16–13) Third quarter PSU – Amani Oruwariye, 30-yard interception return for TD, Davis kick good, 14:05 (PSU 23–13)
PSU – Davis, 28-yard field goal, 4:22 (PSU 26–13) Fourth quarter PSU – Mike Gesicki , 30-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 1:53 (PSU 33–13)
Top passers KSU – Mylik Mitchell – 6/12, 65 yards
KSU – Justin Agner – 8/15, 64 yards
PSU – Trace McSorley – 16/31, 209 yards, 2 TD Top rushers KSU – Justin Rankin – 13 carries, 82 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 22 carries, 105 yards, TD Top receivers KSU – Nick Holley – 4 receptions, 45 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 7 receptions, 67 yards Top defenders KSU – Nate Holley – 17 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Jason Cabinda – 11 tackles
Pittsburgh [ ]
Penn State vs. Pittsburgh – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Penn State
7
7
7 18 39
Pittsburgh 14
14
7 7 42
at Heinz Field
Date : September 10Game time : 12:00 PM EDT Game weather : 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 69,983Referee : Jerry McGinnTV announcers (ESPN ) : Bob Wischusen , Brock Huard , Allison Williams ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter UP – George Aston, 1-yard TD run, Chris Blewitt kick good, 8:03 (UP 7–0)
UP – Quadree Henderson, 7-yard TD pass from Nathan Peterman, Blewitt kick good, 7:16 (UP 14–0)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 3-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 2:42 (UP 14–7) Second quarter UP – Scott Orndoff, 2-yard TD pass from Peterman, Blewitt kick good, 13:38 (UP 21–7)
UP – Aston, 3-yard TD run, Blewitt kick good, 11:54 (UP 28–7)
PSU – Barkley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 0:42 (UP 28–14) Third quarter PSU – Barkley, 40-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Davis kick good, 11:54 (UP 28–21)
UP – James Conner , 1-yard TD run, Blewitt kick good, 7:24 (UP 35–21) Fourth quarter PSU – Barkley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 13:42 (UP 35–28)
PSU – Davis, 38-yard field goal, 12:04 (UP 35–31)
UP – Conner, 12-yard TD pass from Peterman, Blewitt kick good, 10:24 (UP 42–31)
PSU – Barkley, 2-yard TD run, DaeSean Hamilton pass from McSorley for 2-point conversion, 5:00 (UP 42–39)
Top passers PSU – Trace McSorley – 24/35, 332 yards, TD, INT
UP – Nathan Peterman – 11/15, 91 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers PSU – Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 85 yards, 4 TD
UP – James Conner – 22 carries, 117 yards, TD Top receivers PSU – DaeSean Hamilton – 8 receptions, 82 yards
UP – Conner – 4 receptions, 29 yards, TD
UP – Scott Orndoff – 4 receptions, 15 yards, TD Top defenders PSU – Nyeem Wartman-White – 9 tackles, 3 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
UP – Ryan Lewis – 9 tackles, INT
Temple [ ] See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team
Temple vs. Penn State – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Temple
7
3
7 10 27
Penn State 14
7
3 10 34
at Beaver Stadium
Date : September 17Game time : 12:00 PM EDT Game weather : 70 °F (21 °C); mostly cloudyGame attendance : 100,420Referee : Mike RocheTV announcers (BTN ) : Eric Collins , Glen Mason , Rick Pizzo ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter PSU – Chris Godwin , 52-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis kick good, 9:35 (PSU 7–0)
TU – Jahad Thomas, 8-yard TD run, Austin Jones kick good, 8:54 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 3-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 2:50 (PSU 14–7) Second quarter PSU – McSorley, 2-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 7:15 (PSU 21–7)
TU – Jones, 45-yard field goal, 0:04 (PSU 21–10) Third quarter PSU – Davis, 40-yard field goal, 9:03 (PSU 24–10)
TU – Phillip Walker, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 1:56 (PSU 24–17) Fourth quarter PSU – Davis, 30-yard field goal, 12:45 (PSU 27–17)
TU – Thomas, 2-yard TD run, Jones kick good, 8:10 (PSU 27–24)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 55-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 7:20 (PSU 34–24)
TU – Jones, 34-yard field goal, 2:10 (PSU 34–27)
Top passers TU – P. J. Walker – 25/34, 286 yards, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 18/24, 287 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TU – Jahad Thomas – 14 carries, 52 yards 2 TD
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 9 carries, 68 yards, TD Top receivers TU – Thomas – 6 receptions, 48 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD Top defenders TU – Sean Chandler – 8 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Malik Golden – 9 tackles
#4 Michigan [ ] See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team
Penn State vs. Michigan – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Penn State
0
0
3 7 10
#4 Michigan
14
14
7 14 49
at Michigan Stadium
Date : September 24Game time : 3:30 PM EDT Game weather : 72 °F (22 °C); mostly sunnyGame attendance : 110,319Referee : Daniel CapronTV announcers (ABC ) : Dave Flemming , Brian Griese , Todd McShay ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter UM – Khalid Hill, 1-yard TD run, Kenny Allen kick good, 9:51 (UM 7–0)
UM – De'Veon Smith , 2-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 3:57 (UM 14–0) Second quarter UM – Devin Asiasi , 3-yard TD pass from Wilton Speight , Allen kick good, 14:09 (UM 21–0)
UM – Karan Higdon, 2-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 0:46 (UM 28–0) Third quarter PSU – Tyler Davis , 21-yard field goal, 11:31 (UM 28–3)
UM – Chris Evans , 3-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 2:42 (UM 35–3) Fourth quarter PSU – Chris Godwin , 8-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Davis kick good, 11:22 (UM 35–10)
UM – Higdon, 40-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 6:11 (UM 42–10)
UM – Ty Isaac , 3-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 2:04 (UM 49–10)
Top passers PSU – Trace McSorley – 16/27, 121 yards, TD, INT
UM – Wilton Speight – 21/34, 189 yards, TD Top rushers PSU – Saquon Barkley – 15 carries, 59 yards
UM – De'Veon Smith – 12 carries, 107 yards, TD Top receivers PSU – Barkley – 5 receptions, 77 yards
PSU – Mike Gesicki - 5 receptions, 23 yards
UM – Amara Darboh – 7 receptions, 44 yards Top defenders PSU – Malik Golden – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
UM – Ben Gedeon – 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
Minnesota [ ]
Minnesota vs. Penn State – Game summary
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Minnesota
3
10
0 10 3 26
Penn State 0
3
17 3 6 29
at Beaver Stadium
Date : October 1Game time : 3:30 PM EDT Game weather : 57 °F (14 °C); cloudy, showersGame attendance : 95,332Referee : Don WillardTV announcers (BTN ) : Brandon Gaudin , Chuck Long ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter UM – Emmit Carpenter, 37-yard field goal, 0:55 (UM 3–0) Second quarter PSU – Tyler Davis , 19-yard field goal, 12:00 (TIE 3–3)
UM – Drew Wolitarsky, 9-yard TD pass from Mitch Leidner, Carpenter kick good, 2:06 (UM 10–3)
UM – Carpenter, 35-yard field goal, 0:01 (UM 13–3) Third quarter PSU – Irvin Charles, 80-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Davis kick good, 9:54 (UM 13–10)
PSU – Davis, 27-yard field goal, 7:28 (TIE 13–13)
PSU – McSorley, 6-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 2:27 (PSU 20–13) Fourth quarter UM – Shannon Brooks, 37-yard TD run, Carpenter kick good, 13:29 (TIE 20–20)
UM – Carpenter, 37-yard field goal, 0:54 (UM 23–20)
PSU – Davis, 40-yard field goal, 0:02 (TIE 23–23) Overtime UM – Carpenter, 46-yard field goal (UM 26–23)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 25-yard TD run (PSU 29–26)
Top passers UM – Mitch Leidner – 24/40, 241 yards, TD, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 19/41, 335 yards, TD Top rushers UM – Rodney Smith – 23 carries, 104 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 63 yards, TD
PSU – McSorley – 8 carries, 73 yards, TD Top receivers UM – Brian Smith – 7 receptions, 101 yards
UM – Drew Wolitarsky – 7 receptions, 69 yards, TD
PSU – Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 70 yards Top defenders UM – Damarius Travis – 9 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Marcus Allen – 22 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
Maryland [ ]
Maryland vs. Penn State – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Maryland
7
7
0 0 14
Penn State 7
17
7 7 38
at Beaver Stadium
Date : October 8Game time : 12:00 PM EDT Game weather : 64 °F (18 °C); rain, mostly cloudyGame attendance : 100,778Referee : John O'NeillTV announcers (BTN ) : Kevin Kugler , Matt Millen , Lisa Byington ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter PSU – Mike Gesicki , 5-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis kick good, 12:33 (PSU 7–0)
UM – Ty Johnson, 66-yard TD pass from Perry Hills , Adam Greene kick good, 7:13 (TIE 7–7) Second quarter PSU – Davis, 30-yard field goal, 12:20 (PSU 10–7)
PSU – McSorley, 9-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 6:06 (PSU 17–7)
UM – Tyrell Pigrome, 7-yard TD run, Greene kick good, 0:52 (PSU 17–14)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 45-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 0:15 (PSU 24–14) Third quarter PSU – DeAndre Thompkins , 70-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 0:00 (PSU 31–14) Fourth quarter PSU – Miles Sanders, 25-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 5:15 (PSU 38–14)
Top passers UM – Tyrell Pigrome – 5/9, 28 yards
UM – Perry Hills – 5/7, 72 yards, TD, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 10/19, 152 yards, 2 TD Top rushers UM – Lorenzo Harrison – 6 carries, 76 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 31 carries, 202 yards, TD Top receivers UM – D. J. Moore – 4 receptions, 15 yards
PSU – DeAndre Thompkins – 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD Top defenders UM – Shane Cockerille – 13 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Brandon Smith – 14 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), INT
#2 Ohio State [ ]
Ohio State vs. Penn State – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
#2 Ohio State
0
12
9 0 21
Penn State 0
7
0 17 24
at Beaver Stadium
Date : October 22Game time : 8:00 PM EDT Game weather : 43 °F (6 °C); cold, windy, briskGame attendance : 107,280Referee : Michael CannonTV announcers (ABC ) : Chris Fowler , Kirk Herbstreit , Sam Ponder ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter No scoring
Second quarter OSU – Tyler Durbin, 33-yard field goal, 14:55 (OSU 3–0)
OSU – Marcus Baugh, 26-yard TD pass from J. T. Barrett , kick failed, 4:53 (OSU 9–0)
OSU – Durbin, 30-yard field goal, 1:14 (OSU 12–0)
PSU – Chris Godwin , 20-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis kick good, 0:09 (OSU 12–7) Third quarter OSU – Curtis Samuel , 74-yard TD run, Durbin kick good, 10:10 (OSU 19–7)
OSU – Team safety (PSU fumble recovered in end zone), 8:31 (OSU 21–7) Fourth quarter PSU – McSorley, 2-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 13:32 (OSU 21–14)
PSU – Davis, 34-yard field goal, 9:33 (OSU 21–17)
PSU – Grant Haley , 60-yard TD run from blocked OSU field goal, Davis kick good, 4:27 (PSU 24–21)
Top passers OSU – J. T. Barrett – 28/43, 245 yards, TD
PSU – Trace McSorley – 8/23, 154 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Mike Weber – 21 carries, 71 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 12 carries, 99 yards
PSU – McSorley – 19 carries, 63 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Curtis Samuel – 8 receptions, 68 yards
OSU – Weber – 8 receptions, 36 yards
PSU – Mike Gesicki – 4 receptions, 46 yards Top defenders OSU – Malik Hooker – 7 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Brandon Bell – 18 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
Purdue [ ] See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Penn State vs. Purdue – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
#24 Penn State
7
10
24 21 62
Purdue
7
10
7 0 24
at Ross–Ade Stadium
Game information
First quarter PSU – Saquon Barkley , 3-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 11:33 (PSU 7–0)
PU – Markell Jones , 1-yard TD run, J. D. Dellinger kick good, 6:26 (TIE 7–7) Second quarter PU – Cameron Posey, 1-yard TD pass from David Blough, Dellinger kick good, 14:32 (PU 14–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin , 38-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Davis kick good, 12:33 (TIE 14–14)
PU – Dellinger, 42-yard field goal, 6:57 (PU 17–14)
PSU – Davis, 33-yard field goal, 2:36 (TIE 17–17) Third quarter PSU – Godwin, 1-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 12:29 (PSU 24–17)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 4-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 8:17 (PSU 31–17)
PSU – Davis, 29-yard field goal, 4:21 (PSU 34–17)
PU – DeAngelo Yancey, 62-yard TD pass from Blough, Dellinger kick good, 2:32 (PSU 34–24)
PSU – Miles Sanders, 21-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 1:18 (PSU 41–24) Fourth quarter PSU – Barkley, 81-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 13:56 (PSU 48–24)
PSU – Mark Allen, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 6:09 (PSU 55–24)
PSU – Robinson, 19-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 2:25 (PSU 62–24)
Top passers PSU – Trace McSorley – 12/23, 228 yards, 3 TD
PU – David Blough – 34/50, 281 yards, 2 TD INT Top rushers PSU – Saquon Barkley – 18 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD
PSU – Tommy Stevens – 5 carries, 31 yards
PU – Markell Jones – 7 carries, 46 yards, TD Top receivers PSU – Barkley – 3 receptions, 70 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 58 yards, 2 TD
PU – Cameron Posey – 8 receptions, 50 yards, TD Top defenders PSU – Jason Cabinda – 9 tackles
PSU – Malik Golden – 8 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
PU – Markus Bailey – 7 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
Iowa [ ] See also: 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Iowa vs. Penn State – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Iowa
0
7
0 7 14
#20 Penn State
7
17
3 14 41
at Beaver Stadium
Date : November 5Game time : 7:30 PM EDT Game weather : 56 °F (13 °C); clear, pleasantGame attendance : 106,194Referee : Ron SnodgrassTV announcers (BTN ) : Kevin Kugler , Matt Millen , Lisa Byington ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter PSU – Saeed Blacknall , 19-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis kick good, 12:43 (PSU 7–0) Second quarter PSU – Saquon Barkley , 57-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 10:28 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – McSorley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 7:58 (PSU 21–0)
UI – Akrum Wadley, 12-yard TD pass from C. J. Beathard , Keith Duncan kick good, 4:18 (PSU 21–7)
PSU – Davis, 30-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 24–7) Third quarter PSU – Davis, 37-yard field goal, 2:48 (PSU 27–7) Fourth quarter PSU – Barkley, 4-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 14:41 (PSU 34–7)
PSU – Tommy Stevens , 13-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 9:28 (PSU 41–7)
UI – Jerminic Smith, 36-yard TD pass from Beathard, Duncan kick good, 6:30 (PSU 41–14)
Top passers UI – C. J. Beathard – 18/26, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 11/18, 240 yards, 2 TD Top rushers UI – Akrum Wadley – 9 carries, 28 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 167 yards, TD Top receivers UI – Jerminic Smith – 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
UI – Wadley – 5 receptions, 32 yards, TD
PSU – Chris Godwin – 4 receptions, 87 yards
PSU – Mike Gesicki – 4 receptions, 65 yards Top defenders UI – Brandon Snyder – 12 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Jason Cabinda – 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
Indiana [ ] See also: 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Penn State vs. Indiana – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
#12 Penn State
7
7
7 24 45
Indiana
0
14
10 7 31
at Memorial Stadium
Date : November 12Game time : 12:00 PM ET Game weather : 45 °F (7 °C); sunnyGame attendance : 40,678Referee : Michael CannonTV announcers (ABC/ESPN2 ) : Bob Wischusen , Brock Huard , Allison Williams ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter PSU – Trace McSorley , 10-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 11:28 (PSU 7–0) Second quarter IU – Ricky Jones, 5-yard TD pass from Richard Lagow, Griffin Oakes kick good, 12:13 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin , 6-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 4:43 (PSU 14–7)
IU – Devine Redding , 12-yard TD run, Oakes kick good, 1:00 (TIE 14–14) Third quarter IU – Oakes, 47-yard field goal, 11:38 (IU 17–14)
IU – Redding, 6-yard TD run, Oakes kick good, 3:13 (IU 24–14)
PSU – Godwin, 21-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 1:09 (IU 24–21) Fourth quarter PSU – Saquon Barkley , 4-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 12:23 (PSU 28–24)
IU – Nick Westbrook, 40-yard TD pass from Lagow, Oakes kick good, 11:06 (IU 31–28)
PSU – Barkley, 2-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 3:58 (PSU 35–31)
PSU – Davis, 39-yard field goal, 1:07 (PSU 38–31)
PSU – Torrence Brown, 9-yard fumble return for TD, Davis kick good, 0:29 (PSU 45–31)
Top passers PSU – Trace McSorley – 16/30, 332 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
IU – Richard Lagow – 23/40, 292 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PSU – Saquon Barkley – 33 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
IU – Devine Redding – 23 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PSU – Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 88 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
IU – Mitchell Paige – 6 receptions, 43 yards Top defenders PSU – Marcus Allen – 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
IU – Tegray Scales – 9 tackles, 4 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
Rutgers [ ] See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Penn State vs. Rutgers – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
#9 Penn State
6
3
16 14 39
Rutgers
0
0
0 0 0
at High Point Solutions Stadium
Date : November 19Game time : 8:00 PM ET Game weather : 52 °F (11 °C); cloudy, rain later, windGame attendance : 51,366Referee : Don WillardTV announcers (BTN ) : Kevin Kugler , Matt Millen , Lisa Byington ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter PSU – Tyler Davis , 32-yard field goal, 6:34 (PSU 3–0)
PSU – Davis, 34-yard field goal, 1:42 (PSU 6–0) Second quarter PSU – Davis, 40-yard field goal, 5:28 (PSU 9–0) Third quarter PSU – Saquon Barkley , 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 12:33 (PSU 16–0)
PSU – Davis, 32-yard field goal, 6:46 (PSU 19–0)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 2-yard TD run, 2-point conversion failed, 3:32 (PSU 25–0) Fourth quarter PSU – Mark Allen, 27-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Davis kick good, 7:59 (PSU 32–0)
PSU – Tommy Stevens , 12-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 4:07 (PSU 39–0)
Top passers PSU – Trace McSorley – 17/33, 210 yards, TD
RU – Giovanni Rescigno – 7/16, 48 yards Top rushers PSU – Saquon Barkley – 16 carries, 92 yards, TD
RU – Justin Goodwin – 10 carries, 20 yards Top receivers PSU – Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 47 yards
RU – Andre Patton – 4 receptions, 29 yards Top defenders PSU – Brandon Bell – 5 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
RU – Saquan Hampton – 11 tackles
Michigan State [ ] See also: 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team and Land Grant Trophy
Michigan State vs. Penn State – Game summary
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan State
6
6
0 0 12
#8 Penn State
0
10
21 14 45
at Beaver Stadium
Date : November 26Game time : 3:30 PM ET Game weather : 41 °F (5 °C); cold, cloudyGame attendance : 97,418Referee : John O'NeillTV announcers (ESPN ) : Bob Wischusen , Brock Huard , Allison Williams ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter MSU – Michael Geiger, 28-yard field goal, 8:13 (MSU 3–0)
MSU – Geiger, 36-yard field goal, 2:44 (MSU 6–0) Second quarter PSU – Tyler Davis , 35-yard field goal, 13:11 (MSU 6–3)
MSU – Geiger, 33-yard field goal, 7:17 (MSU 9–3)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 2:14 (PSU 10–9)
MSU – Geiger, 21-yard field goal, 0:14 (MSU 12–10) Third quarter PSU – Chris Godwin , 34-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Davis kick good, 11:02 (PSU 17–12)
PSU – Mike Gesicki , 45-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 7:03 (PSU 24–12)
PSU – Godwin, 59-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 2:05 (PSU 31–12) Fourth quarter PSU – Andre Robinson, 14-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 6:33 (PSU 38–12)
PSU – Robinson, 40-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 3:40 (PSU 45–12)
Top passers MSU – Tyler O'Connor – 17/33, 118 yards
PSU – Trace McSorley – 17/23, 376 yards, 4 TD Top rushers MSU – L. J. Scott – 16 carries, 59 yards
PSU – Andre Robinson – 3 carries, 32 yards, TD
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 12 carries, 14 yards, TD Top receivers MSU – Josiah Price – 6 receptions, 63 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD Top defenders MSU – Montae Nicholson – 8 tackles
PSU – Brandon Bell – 18 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
#6 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship Game) [ ] See also: 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team and 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Wisconsin vs. Penn State – Game summary
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2
3 4 Total
#6 Wisconsin
14
14
3 0 31
#8 Penn State
7
7
14 10 38
at Lucas Oil Stadium
Date : December 3Game time : 8:00 PM ET Game weather : indoors, roof closedGame attendance : 65,018Referee : Michael CannonTV announcers (Fox ) : Gus Johnson , Joel Klatt , Shannon Spake ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter UW – Austin Ramesh, 1-yard TD run, Andrew Endicott kick good, 5:27 (UW 7–0)
UW – Corey Clement , 67-yard TD run, Endicott kick good, 3:06 (UW 14–0)
PSU – Mike Gesicki , 33-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis kick good, 1:10 (UW 14–7) Second quarter UW – Ryan Connelly, 12-yard TD run (fumble recovery from high snap), Endicott kick good, 9:42 (UW 21–7)
UW – Dare Ogunbowale, 7-yard TD run, Endicott kick good, 5:15 (UW 28–7)
PSU – Saeed Blacknall , 40-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 0:58 (UW 28–14) Third quarter PSU – Blacknall, 70-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 10:58 (UW 28–21)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 4:22 (TIE 28–28)
UW – Endicott, 23-yard field goal, 0:16 (UW 31–28) Fourth quarter PSU – Barkley, 18-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 13:41 (PSU 35–31)
PSU – Davis, 24-yard field goal, 5:14 (PSU 38–31)
Top passers UW – Bart Houston – 16/21, 174 yards
PSU – Trace McSorley – 22/31, 384 yards, 4 TD Top rushers UW – Corey Clement – 21 carries, 164 yards, TD
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 19 carries, 83 yards, TD Top receivers UW – Jazz Peavy – 4 receptions, 53 yards
UW – Dare Ogunbowale – 4 receptions, 28 yards
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton – 8 receptions, 118 yards
PSU – Saeed Blacknall – 6 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD Top defenders UW – Vince Biegel – 8 tackles
PSU – Brandon Bell – 13 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
#9 USC (Rose Bowl) [ ] See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team and 2017 Rose Bowl
USC vs. Penn State – Game summary
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2
3 4 Total
#9 USC
13
14
8 17 52
#5 Penn State
0
21
28 0 49
at Rose Bowl
Date : January 2, 2017Game time : 5:00 PM ET Game weather : 55 °F (13 °C); cloudyGame attendance : 95,128Referee : Duane HeydtTV announcers (ESPN ) : Chris Fowler , Kirk Herbstreit , Samantha Ponder ESPN Box Score , GoPSUsports.com
Game information
First quarter USC – Deontay Burnett, 26-yard TD pass from Sam Darnold , Matt Boermeester kick good, 10:31 (USC 7–0)
USC – Boermeester, 22-yard field goal, 4:42 (USC 10–0)
USC – Boermeester, 44-yard field goal, 0:21 (USC 13–0) Second quarter PSU – Saquon Barkley , 24-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 11:44 (USC 13–7)
USC – Burnett, 3-yard TD pass from Darnold, Boermeester kick good, 10:15 (USC 20–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin , 30-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley , Davis kick good, 8:39 (USC 20–14)
USC – Darreus Rogers, 3-yard TD pass from Darnold, Boermeester kick good, 6:16 (USC 27–14)
PSU – Mike Gesicki , 11-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 0:54 (USC 27–21) Third quarter PSU – Barkley, 79-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 13:05 (PSU 28–27)
PSU – Godwin, 72-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 11:27 (PSU 35–27)
PSU – McSorley, 3-yard TD TD run, Davis kick good, 10:26 (PSU 42–27)
USC – JuJu Smith-Schuster , 13-yard TD pass from Darnold, Taylor McNamara pass from Darnold for 2-point conversion, 6:47 (PSU 42–35)
PSU – Barkley, 7-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 1:55 (PSU 49–35) Fourth quarter USC – Ronald Jones II , 3-yard TD TD run, Boermeester kick good, 8:15 (PSU 49–42)
USC – Burnett, 27-yard TD pass from Darnold, Boermeester kick good, 1:20 (TIE 49–49)
USC – Boermeester, 46-yard field goal, 0:00 (USC 52–49)
Top passers USC – Sam Darnold – 33/53, 453 yards, 5 TD, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 18/29, 254 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Top rushers USC – Ronald Jones II – 20 carries, 55 yards, TD
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 25 carries, 194 yards, 2 TD Top receivers USC – Deontay Burnett – 13 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD
PSU – Chris Godwin – 9 receptions, 2 TD Top defenders
Awards and honors [ ] Players [ ]
Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Marcus Allen
Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week
October 3, 2016
[5]
Saquon Barkley
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
October 10, 2016
[6]
Brandon Smith
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
October 10, 2016
[6]
Brandon Bell
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
October 24, 2016
[7]
Marcus Allen
Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
October 24, 2016
[7]
Grant Haley
Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
October 24, 2016
[7]
Saquon Barkley
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
October 31, 2016
[8]
Connor McGovern
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
November 7, 2016
[9]
Tyler Davis
Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
November 21, 2016
[10]
Trace McSorley
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
November 29, 2016
[11]
Saquon Barkley
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
November 30, 2016
[12]
Saquon Barkley
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year
November 29, 2016
[12]
Saquon Barkley
Chicago Tribune Silver Football
December 7, 2016
[13]
All-Big Ten[14] [15]
Player
Selection
Grant Haley
First Team (Coaches & Media)
Tyler Davis
First Team (Coaches)
Saquon Barkley
Second Team (Coaches & Media)
Trace McSorley
Second Team (Coaches & Media)
Garrett Sickels
Second Team (Coaches)
Evan Schwan
Third Team (Coaches & Media)
Jason Cabinda
Third Team (Coaches)
Marcus Allen
Third Team (Coaches)
Chris Godwin
Third Team (Media)
Mike Gesicki
Second Team (Media)
Brandon Bell
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Brian Gaia
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Blake Gillikin
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Parker Cothren
Honorable Mention (Coaches)
John Reid
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Coaches [ ]
Coach
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
James Franklin
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)
November 22, 2016
James Franklin
Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year
December 7, 2016
[16]
References [ ]
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