2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season April 2020 February 2026 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg 250px Big Ten Conference East Division Big Ten 11–3 8–1 7 7 James Franklin 3rd Joe Moorhead 1st Brent Pry 1st Tim Banks 1st Spread 4–3 Brandon Bell Brian Gaia Von Walker Beaver Stadium Big Ten championBig Ten East Division co-championLambert-Meadowlands Trophy Big Ten Championship Game W 38–31 vs. Wisconsin Rose Bowl L 49–52 vs. USC 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 last-second game winning field goal. Schedule Penn State announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five 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.http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071113aad.html Big Ten Announces 2016 and 2017 Nine-Game Conference Football Schedules Penn State University Department of Athletics July 11, 2013 December 6, 2015 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). 2016 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game Eastern September 3 3:30 p.m. w y Kent State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN 33–13 94,378 September 10 12:00 p.m. l y y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA rivalry ESPN 39–42 69,983 September 17 12:00 p.m. w y Temple Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN 34–27 100,420 September 24 3:30 p.m. l y Michigan 4 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 10–49 110,319 October 1 3:30 p.m. w Minnesota Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Governor's Victory Bell BTN 29–26 OT 95,332 October 8 12:00 p.m. w y Maryland Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry BTN 38–14 100,778 October 22 8:00 p.m. w Ohio State 2 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 24–21 107,280 October 29 12:00 p.m. w y 24 Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ABC/ESPN2 62–24 33,157 November 5 7:30 p.m. w 12 Iowa Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN 41–14 106,194 November 12 12:00 p.m. w y 10 Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ABC/ESPN2 45–31 40,678 November 19 8:00 p.m. w y 8 Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ BTN 39–0 51,366 November 26 3:30 p.m. w 7 Michigan State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ESPN 45–12 97,418 December 3 8:00 p.m. w y 7 Wisconsin 6 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Big Ten Championship Game, College GameDay FOX 38–31 65,018 January 2, 2017 Monday 5:00 p.m. l y y 5 USC 9 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl, College GameDay ESPN 49–52 95,128 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-schedule.php FB Schedules December 6, 2015 Rankings 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR 24 RV 20 23 12 12 14 10 9 10 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 5 5 5 7 7 Game summaries Kent State 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Kent State vs. Penn State – Game summary September 3 3:30 p.m. EDT Kent State 3 10 0 0 Penn State 6 10 10 7 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania 94,378 77 °F °C; sunny and clear Greg Blum BTN Scott Graham, Chuck Long ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Pittsburgh – Game summary September 10 12:00 p.m. EDT Penn State 7 7 7 18 Pittsburgh 14 14 7 7 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 69,983 85 °F °C; partly cloudy Jerry McGinn ESPN Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Temple Owls football team Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Temple vs. Penn State – Game summary September 17 12:00 p.m. EDT Temple 7 3 7 10 Penn State 14 7 3 10 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania 100,420 70 °F °C; mostly cloudy Mike Roche BTN Eric Collins, Glen Mason, Rick Pizzo ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 No. 4 Michigan 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Michigan – Game summary September 24 3:30 p.m. EDT Penn State 0 0 3 7 #4 Michigan 14 14 7 14 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan 110,319 72 °F °C; mostly sunny Daniel Capron ABC Dave Flemming, Brian Griese, Todd McShay ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Governor's Victory Bell Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Minnesota vs. Penn State – Game summary October 1 3:30 p.m. EDT Minnesota 3 10 0 10 3 Penn State 0 3 17 3 6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania 95,332 57 °F °C; cloudy, showers Don Willard BTN Brandon Gaudin, Chuck Long ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team Maryland–Penn State football rivalry Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Maryland vs. Penn State – Game summary October 8 12:00 p.m. EDT Maryland 7 7 0 0 Penn State 7 17 7 7 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania 100,778 64 °F °C; rain, mostly cloudy John O'Neill BTN Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 No. 2 Ohio State 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Ohio State vs. Penn State – Game summary October 22 8:00 p.m. EDT #2 Ohio State 0 12 9 0 Penn State 0 7 0 17 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania 107,280 43 °F °C; cold, windy, brisk Michael Cannon ABC Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Sam Ponder ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Purdue – Game summary October 29 12:00 p.m. EDT #24 Penn State 7 10 24 21 Purdue 7 10 7 0 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana 33,157 67 °F °C; partly sunny Jeff Servinski ABC/ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Iowa vs. Penn State – Game summary November 5 7:30 p.m. EDT Iowa 0 7 0 7 #20 Penn State 7 17 3 14 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania 106,194 56 °F °C; clear, pleasant Ron Snodgrass BTN Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Indiana – Game summary November 12 12:00 p.m. ET #12 Penn State 7 7 7 24 Indiana 0 14 10 7 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana 40,678 45 °F °C; sunny Michael Cannon ABC/ESPN2 Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Penn State vs. Rutgers – Game summary November 19 8:00 p.m. ET #9 Penn State 6 3 16 14 Rutgers 0 0 0 0 High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey 51,366 52 °F °C; cloudy, rain later, wind Don Willard BTN Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team Land Grant Trophy Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Michigan State vs. Penn State – Game summary November 26 3:30 p.m. ET Michigan State 6 6 0 0 #8 Penn State 0 10 21 14 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania 97,418 41 °F °C; cold, cloudy John O'Neill ESPN Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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) No. 6 Wisconsin—Big Ten Championship Game 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs. Penn State – Game summary December 3 8:00 p.m. ET #6 Wisconsin 14 14 3 0 #8 Penn State 7 7 14 10 Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Indiana 65,018 indoors, roof closed Michael Cannon Fox Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Shannon Spake ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 No. 9 USC—Rose Bowl 2016 USC Trojans football team 2017 Rose Bowl Penn State Nittany Lions;text-align:center; autocollapse USC vs. Penn State – Game summary January 2, 2017 Monday 5:00 p.m. ET #9 USC 13 14 8 17 #5 Penn State 0 21 28 0 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California 95,128 55 °F °C; cloudy Duane Heydt ESPN Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Samantha Ponder ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com 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 USC – Stevie Tu'ikolovatu – 8 tackles PSU – Jason Cabinda – 11 tackles Personnel Coaching staff Position Name Alma materHead coach James FranklinPenn State Selects James Franklin To Lead Football Program http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011114aab.html Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics January 11, 2014 January 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111155212/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011114aab.html deadEast Stroudsburg (1994)Defensive coordinator/linebackersBrent PryBuffalo (1993)Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacksJoe MoorheadFordham University (1995) Safeties/co-defensive coordinatorTim Banks Central Michigan University (1994)Running backs/special teams coordinatorCharles Huffhttp://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/m-footbl-coaches.html Penn State Official Athletic Site - Football Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics January 31, 2014 October 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017142909/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/m-footbl-coaches.html dead Hampton (2005)Tight ends/passing game coordinatorRicky RahneCornell (2002)Wide Receivers/offensive recruiting coordinatorJosh GattisWake Forest (2006)Cornerbacks/defensive recruiting coordinatorTerry SmithPenn State (1991) Offensive line Matt Limegrover University of Chicago (1990) Defensive line/run game coordinatorSean SpencerClarion (1995) Strength and conditioning Dwight Galt 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) Roster 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions y Tommy Stevens 2 QB FR y y DeAndre Thompkins 3 WR SO y y DaeSean Hamilton 5 WR JR y y Andre Robinson 6 RB FR y Jake Zembiec 7 QB FR Mark Allen 8 RB SO y Trace McSorley 9 QB SO y y Brandon Polk 10 WR SO Irvin Charles 11 WR FR y y Chris Godwin 12 WR JR y Saeed Blacknall 13 WR JR y Michael Shuster 15 QB FR Billy Fessler 16 QB SO y y Jonathan Holland 18 TE H FR y Gregg Garrity 19 WR SR Miles Sanders 24 RB FR y Saquon Barkley 26 RB SO y Christopher Welde 28 WR SO Irvine Paye 32 RB JR y Josh McPhearson 39 WR JR y Nick Eury 40 RB FR Alex Gellerstedt 51 OL FR Ryan Bates 52 G C FR y y Derek Dowrey 53 G C SR y Wendy Laurent 55 C G SR y Steven Gonzalez 57 G C FR y y Steven Gonzalez (American football) Chance Sorrell 58 T SO y Andrew Nelson 59 T JR y Noah Beh 60 T SO y Michal Menet 62 G FR y Zach Simpson 64 G FR y Connor McGovern 66 OL FR y Connor McGovern (American football, born 1997) Hunter Kelly 68 G FR Adam De Boef 69 G C SO y Brendan Mahon 70 G C JR y y Will Fries 71 T FR y Brian Gaia 72 G C SR y Paris Palmer 73 T SR Brendan Brosnan 75 T SO y Sterling Jenkins 76 T FR y Chasz Wright 77 G C SO y Tom Devenney 78 C G JR y Charlie Shuman 79 T SO y Danny Dalton 80 TE H FR Gordon Bentley 81 WR JR y Steven Grampp 81 TE H FR Tyler Shoop 82 WR FR y Nick Bowers 83 TE H FR y y Juwan Johnson 84 WR FR y y Isaac Lutz 85 WR FR Cody Hodgens 86 WR JR y Dae'Lun Darien 87 WR FR Mike Gesicki 88 TE H JR y Tom Pancoast 89 TE JR y Christian Campbell 1 CB JR y Christian Campbell (cornerback) Marcus Allen 2 S JR y Marcus Allen (linebacker) Nick Scott 4 S SO y y Nick Scott (American football) Nyeem Wartman-White 5 LB SR y Malik Golden 6 S SR y Koa Farmer 7 LB SO y Jarvis Miller 9 LB FR y Brandon Bell 11 LB SR y Brandon Bell (American football) Jordan Smith 12 CB SR Zech McPhearson 14 CB FR Grant Haley 15 CB JR y Grant Haley (American football) John Petrishen 16 S FR y Garrett Taylor 17 CB FR y Torrence Brown 19 DE SO y Johnathan Thomas 20 LB SO y Amani Oruwariye 21 CB SO y y Ayron Monroe 23 S FR y Von Walker 25 LB SR T. J. Johnson 27 CB FR Troy Apke 28 S JR y John Reid 29 CB SO y John Reid (American football) Kevin Givens 30 DT FR y y Cam Brown 31 LB FR y Cam Brown (American football) Mitchell Vallone 32 S JR Jake Cooper 33 LB SO Shane Simmons 34 DE FR Jan Johnson 36 LB FR y Troy Shorts 36 CB FR y Kyle Alston 37 CB JR y Desi Davis 38 CB SO y Frank Di Leo 39 LB FR y Jason Cabinda 40 LB JR y Parker Cothren 41 DT JR y Ellison Jordan 42 DT FR Manny Bowen 43 LB SO Shaka Toney 44 DE FR y Joe DuMond 45 LB FR Colin Castagna 46 DE SO Will Blair 47 S FR Brandon Smith 47 LB JR y Shareef Miller 48 DE FR y y Daniel Joseph 49 DE FR Jason Vranic 51 LB JR Curtis Cothran 52 DT FR y Robert Windsor 54 DT FR y y Robert Windsor (American football) Antonio Shelton 55 DT FR Tyrell Chavis 56 DT JR Garrett Sickels 90 DE JR y y Ryan Monk 91 DT FR y Antoine White 93 DT SO y Evan Schwan 94 DE SR y Immanuel Iyke 96 DT FR y Ryan Buchholz 97 DE FR y Brenon Thrift 99 DT SO y Chris Gulla 37 K P JR y Zach Ladonis 41 SN JR y Tyler Yazujian 44 SN SR y Alex Barbir 90 K FR Daniel Pasquariello 92 P JR Blake Gillikin 93 P K FR y Tyler Davis Tyler Davis (placekicker) 95 K P JR y y Kyle Vasey 96 SN SO y Nick Cox 97 SN FR y Jordan Wombacker 98 K P FR y Joey Julius 99 K SO y y http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/psu-m-footbl-mtt.html 2016 season James Franklin 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) Awards and honors Players Awards2 Penn State Nittany Lions Player Award Date Awarded unsortable Ref. Marcus Allen Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week October 3, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100316aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week October 3, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161005093537/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100316aaa.html October 5, 2016 dead Saquon Barkley Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week October 10, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101016aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week October 10, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161011140725/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101016aaa.html October 11, 2016 dead Brandon Smith Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 10, 2016 Brandon Bell Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 24, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102416aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week October 24, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161025111916/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102416aaa.html October 25, 2016 dead Marcus Allen Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week October 24, 2016 Grant Haley Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week October 24, 2016 Saquon Barkley Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week October 31, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103116aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week October 31, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161101101842/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103116aaa.html November 1, 2016 dead Connor McGovern Big Ten Freshman of the Week November 7, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110716aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week November 7, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161113140829/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110716aaa.html November 13, 2016 dead mdy-all Tyler Davis Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week November 21, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112116aaa.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week November 21, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161121235300/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112116aaa.html November 21, 2016 dead mdy-all Trace McSorley Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week November 29, 2016 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112916aab.html Big Ten Football Players of the Week November 29, 2016 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference November 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161130035726/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112916aab.html November 30, 2016 dead Saquon Barkley Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year November 30, 2016 http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2016/11/penn_states_saquon_barkley_is_2.html Saquon Barkely wins Offensive player of the year & First Team Big Ten November 30, 2016 30 November 2016 Saquon Barkley Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year November 29, 2016 Saquon Barkley Chicago Tribune Silver Football December 7, 2016 Greenstein Teddy Saquon Barkley, J.T. Barrett named winners of Chicago Tribune Silver Football http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-tribune-silver-football-winners-spt-1209-20161208-story.html Chicago Tribune 8 December 2016 2em All-Big Tenhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/FBTuesAllB1G.pdf 2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners November 29, 2016 Big Ten Conference www.grfx.cstv.com November 30, 2016 November 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161129231830/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/FBTuesAllB1G.pdf dead http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16fbawardwinners.pdf 2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners Big Ten Conference www.grfx.cstv.com December 1, 2016 September 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180928055540/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/16fbawardwinners.pdf dead 2 Penn State Nittany Lions Player Selection Grant Haley First Team (Coaches & Media) Tyler Davis First Team (Coaches)Second Team (Media) Saquon Barkley Second Team (Coaches & Media) Trace McSorley Second Team (Coaches & Media) Garrett Sickels Second Team (Coaches)Third Team (Media) Evan Schwan Third Team (Coaches & Media) Jason Cabinda Third Team (Coaches)Honorable Mention (Media) Marcus Allen Third Team (Coaches)Honorable Mention (Media) Chris Godwin Third Team (Media)Honorable Mention (Coaches) Mike Gesicki Second Team (Media)Honorable Mention (Coaches) 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 Awards2 Penn State Nittany Lions Coach Award Date Awarded unsortable Ref. James Franklin Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote) November 22, 2016 James FranklinSporting News College Football Coach of the YearDecember 7, 2016http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/james-franklin-coach-of-the-year-penn-state-college-football-playoff-trace-mcsorley/z18kg54h1l3q1medcp2072qqm Penn State's James Franklin is Sporting News Coach of the Year 2016-12-07 Sporting News 2016-12-08 References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football