#4 Penn State @ #3 Ohio State
Final
October 05, 1996 12:00 PM
#4 Penn State
Nittany Lions
5-0 / 1-0
7
38
#3 Ohio State
Buckeyes
3-0 / 0-0
1996 Season

Ohio State Stadium
Colombus , OH
Capacity: 104,904
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Penn State
Ohio State
Tie
7
5
0
12th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

25-28 Ohio State
Beaver Stadium
Oct 07, 1995
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
161 to 34
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
283 - 72 - 3
vs Ohio State
3 - 4 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Penn State
4 game(s)
from 1912
to 1964
Ohio State
7 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Stats
Ohio State

Head Coach
 John Cooper
Schedule
vs Rice W 7-70 9/7/1996
vs Pittsburgh W 0-72 9/21/1996
@ Notre Dame W 16-29 9/28/1996
vs Penn State W 7-38 10/5/1996
vs Wisconsin W 14-17 10/12/1996
@ Purdue W 14-42 10/19/1996
@ Iowa W 26-38 10/26/1996
vs Minnesota W 0-45 11/2/1996
@ Illinois W 0-48 11/9/1996
@ Indiana W 17-27 11/16/1996
vs Michigan L 13-9 11/23/1996
@ Arizona State W 17-20 1/1/1997
Ohio State 1996 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
171 to 23
this season
John Cooper's record
at Ohio State
68 - 29 - 4
vs Penn State
2 - 1 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Penn State
1 game(s)
from 2016
to 2016
Ohio State
7 game(s)
from 2017
to 2023
Notes