2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football
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Conference Big Ten Conference
East Division
2016 record 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach James Franklin (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Brent Pry (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator Tim Banks (1st year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 106,572)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
2016 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Indiana   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Maryland   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Michigan   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Michigan State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Ohio State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Penn State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Rutgers   0 – 0         0 – 0  
West Division
Illinois   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Iowa   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Minnesota   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Nebraska   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Northwestern   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Purdue   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Wisconsin   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship: December 3, 2016
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will be led by third year head-coach James Franklin and play its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

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 will host Big Ten foes Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Ohio State, and will travel to Indiana, Michigan, Purdue, and Rutgers.[1]

The team will host two of the three non–conference games which are 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 Kent State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA      
September 10 12:00 PM at Pittsburgh* Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) ABC/ESPN      
September 17 Temple* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA      
September 24 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI      
October 1 Minnesota Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)      
October 8 12:00 PM Maryland Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)      
October 22 8:00 PM Ohio State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ABC/ESPN/ESPN2      
October 29 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN      
November 5 7:30 PM Iowa Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN      
November 12 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN      
November 19 7:30 PM at Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN      
November 26 Michigan State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Rankings

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Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP  
Coaches'  
CFP Not released Not released


References

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