#7 Penn State @ Michigan State
2016
Land Grant
Final
#7 Penn State
Nittany Lions
9-2 / 7-1
45
12
Michigan State
Spartans
3-8 / 1-7
2016 Season

Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Attendance: 97,418

Series Stats

Penn State
Michigan State
Tie
15
15
1
31st
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

16-55 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
Nov 28, 2015
Penn State

East Division
Head Coach
James Franklin
Schedule
vs Kent State W 13-33 9/3/2016
@ Pittsburgh L 42-39 9/10/2016
@ Temple W 27-34 9/17/2016
@ Michigan L 49-10 9/24/2016
vs Minnesota W 26-29 10/1/2016
vs Maryland W 14-38 10/8/2016
@ Ohio State W 21-24 10/22/2016
vs Purdue W 24-62 10/29/2016
@ Iowa W 14-41 11/5/2016
vs Indiana W 31-45 11/12/2016
vs Rutgers W 0-39 11/19/2016
@ Michigan State W 12-45 11/26/2016
vs Wisconsin W 31-38 12/3/2016
vs Southern California L 52-49 1/2/2017
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
394 to 261
this season
James Franklin's record
at Penn State
23 - 14 - 0
vs Michigan State
0 - 2 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
4 game(s)
from 1993
to 1996
Michigan State
5 game(s)
from 1949
to 1966
Stats
Michigan State

East Division
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Schedule
vs Furman W 13-28 9/2/2016
@ Notre Dame W 28-36 9/17/2016
vs Wisconsin L 30-6 9/24/2016
@ Indiana L 24-21 10/1/2016
vs Brigham Young L 31-14 10/8/2016
vs Northwestern L 54-40 10/15/2016
vs Maryland L 28-17 10/22/2016
vs Michigan L 32-23 10/29/2016
vs Illinois L 31-27 11/5/2016
@ Rutgers W 0-49 11/12/2016
@ Ohio State L 17-16 11/19/2016
vs Penn State L 45-12 11/26/2016
Michigan State
has been outscored by their opponents
288 to 277
this season
Mark Dantonio's record
at Michigan State
88 - 41 - 0
vs Penn State
4 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 2022
to 2023
Michigan State
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Notes