Northwestern @ Penn State
Final
November 02, 1996 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
7-1 / 5-0
9
34
Penn State
Nittany Lions
7-2 / 3-2
1996 Season

Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Northwestern
Penn State
Tie
1
3
0
4th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

21-10 Northwestern
Ryan Field
Nov 04, 1995
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Gary Barnett
Schedule
@ Wake Forest L 28-27 9/7/1996
@ Duke W 13-38 9/14/1996
vs Ohio W 7-28 9/21/1996
@ Indiana W 17-35 9/28/1996
vs Michigan W 16-17 10/5/1996
vs Minnesota W 24-26 10/12/1996
@ Wisconsin W 30-34 10/19/1996
vs Illinois W 24-27 10/26/1996
@ Penn State L 34-9 11/2/1996
@ Iowa W 13-40 11/9/1996
vs Purdue W 24-27 11/16/1996
vs Tennessee L 48-28 1/1/1997
Northwestern 1996 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
232 to 159
this season
Gary Barnett's record
at Northwestern
25 - 27 - 1
vs Penn State
1 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2003
to 2004
Penn State
6 game(s)
from 2005
to 2012
Stats
Penn State

Head Coach
 Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Southern California W 7-24 8/25/1996
vs Louisville W 7-24 9/7/1996
vs Northern Illinois W 0-49 9/14/1996
vs Temple W 0-41 9/21/1996
@ Wisconsin W 20-23 9/28/1996
@ Ohio State L 38-7 10/5/1996
vs Purdue W 14-31 10/12/1996
vs Iowa L 21-20 10/19/1996
@ Indiana W 26-48 10/26/1996
vs Northwestern W 9-34 11/2/1996
@ Michigan W 17-29 11/16/1996
vs Michigan State W 29-32 11/23/1996
vs Texas W 15-38 1/1/1997
Penn State 1996 schedule
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
267 to 133
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
285 - 74 - 3
vs Northwestern
2 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
2 game(s)
from 2014
to 2015
Penn State
3 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Notes