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The 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents Pennsylvania State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team is led by third year head-coach James Franklin and plays its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park , Pennsylvania . They are a member of the Big Ten East Division of the Big Ten Conference . They started 2-2, and after losing to the Michigan Wolverines they won nine straight conference games and defeated the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Championship Game . They are representing the Big Ten in the 2017 Rose Bowl . They finished #5 in the nation in the Associated Press Poll , the Coaches Poll , and the College Football Playoff .
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).
September 33:30 p.m.Kent State *
BTN W 33–1394,378
September 1012:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh *
ESPN L 39–4269,983
September 1712:00 p.m.Temple *
Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTNW 34–27100,420
September 243:30 p.m.at No. 4 Michigan
ABC L 10–49110,319
October 13:30 p.m.Minnesota
Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Rivalry ) BTNW 29–26 OT 95,332
October 812:00 p.m.Maryland
Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Rivalry ) BTNW 38–14100,778
October 228:00 p.m.No. 2 Ohio State
Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Rivalry ) ABC W 24–21107,280
October 2912:00 p.m.at Purdue No. 24
ABC/ESPN2W 62–2433,157
November 57:30 p.m.Iowa No. 20
Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTNW 41–14106,194
November 1212:00 p.m.at Indiana No. 12
ABC/ESPN2W 45–3140,678
November 198:00 p.m.at Rutgers No. 9
BTNW 39–051,366
November 263:30 p.m.Michigan State No. 8
ESPNW 45–1297,418
December 38:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Wisconsin No. 8
FOX W 38–3165,018
5:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 USC No. 5
ESPN
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — — — — 24 20 12 9 8 8 5 Coaches — — — — — — RV — RV 23 14 10 8 8 5 CFP Not released 12 10 8 7 7 5 Not released
Game summaries
Kent State
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–0
2013
PSU, 34–0
Kent State vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Kent State
3
10
0 0 13
Penn State
6
10
10 7 33
at Beaver Stadium
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KSU – Hynes, 43-yard field goal, 11:33 (TIE 6–6)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 7-yard run, Tyler Davis XP good, 8:02 (PSU 13–6)
KSU – Elcee Refuge, 20-yard fumble recovery, Hynes XP 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, Davis XP good, 14:05 (PSU 23–13)
PSU – Davis, 28-yard field goal, 4:22 (PSU 26–13)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Mike Gesicki, 30-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 1:53 (PSU 33–13)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 16/31, 209 yards, 2 TD
Top rusher
Saquon Barkley – 22 carries, 105 yards, TD
Top receiver
Top defender
Pittsburgh
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
50–42–4
2000
UP, 12–0
Penn State vs. Pittsburgh – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Penn State
7
7
7 18 39
Pittsburgh
14
14
7 7 42
at Heinz Field
Game information
First quarter
UP – George Aston, 1-yard run, Chris Blewitt XP good, 8:03 (UP 7–0)
UP – Quadree Henderson, 7-yard pass from Nathan Peterman, Blewitt XP good, 7:16 (UP 14–0)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 3-yard run, Tyler Davis XP good, 2:42 (UP 14–7)
Second quarter
UP – Scott Orndoff, 2-yard pass from Peterman, Blewitt XP good, 13:38 (UP 21–7)
UP – Aston, 3-yard run, Blewitt XP good, 11:54 (UP 28–7)
PSU – Barkley, 1-yard run, Davis XP good, 0:42 (UP 28–14)
Third quarter
PSU – Barkley, 40-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Davis XP good, 11:54 (UP 28–21)
UP – James Conner , 1-yard run, Blewitt XP good, 7:24 (UP 35–21)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Barkley, 1-yard run, Davis XP good, 13:42 (UP 35–28)
PSU – Davis, 38-yard field goal, 12:04 (UP 35–31)
UP – Conner, 12-yard pass from Peterman, Blewitt XP good, 10:24 (UP 42–31)
PSU – Barkley, 2-yard run, DaeSean Hamilton pass from McSorley for 2-point conversion, 5:00 (UP 42–39)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 24/35, INT, 332 yards, TD
Top rusher
Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 85 yards, 4 TD
Top receiver
DaeSean Hamilton – 8 receptions, 82 yards
Top defender
Nyeem Wartman-White – 9 tackles, 3 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
Temple
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
39–4–1
2015
TU, 27–10
Temple vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Temple
7
3
7 10 27
Penn State
14
7
3 10 34
at Beaver Stadium
Game information
First quarter
PSU – Chris Godwin , 52-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis XP good, 9:35 (PSU 7–0)
TU – Jahad Thomas, 8-yard run, Austin Jones XP good, 8:54 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 3-yard run, Davis XP good, 2:50 (PSU 14–7)
Second quarter
PSU – McSorley, 2-yard run, Davis XP 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 run, Davis XP good, 1:56 (PSU 24–17)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Davis, 30-yard field goal, 12:45 (PSU 27–17)
TU – Thomas, 2-yard run, Jones XP good, 8:10 (PSU 27–24)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 55-yard run, Davis XP good, 7:20 (PSU 34–24)
TU – Jones, 34-yard field goal, 2:10 (PSU 34–27)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 18/24, 287 yards, TD, INT
Top rusher
Saquon Barkley – 9 carries, 68 yards, TD
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD
Top defender
#4 Michigan
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
7–12
2015
UM, 28–16
Penn State vs. Michigan – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Penn State
0
0
3 7 10
#4 Michigan
14
14
7 14 49
at Michigan Stadium
Game information
First quarter
UM – Khalid Hill, 1-yard run, Kenny Allen XP good, 9:51 (UM 7–0)
UM – De'Veon Smith , 2-yard run, Allen XP good, 3:57 (UM 14–0)
Second quarter
UM – Devin Asiasi , 3-yard pass from Wilton Speight , Allen XP good, 14:09 (UM 21–0)
UM – Karan Higdon, 2-yard run, Allen XP 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 run, Allen XP good, 2:42 (UM 35–3)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Chris Godwin , 8-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Davis XP good, 11:22 (UM 35–10)
UM – Higdon, 40-yard run, Allen XP good, 6:11 (UM 42–10)
UM – Ty Isaac , 3-yard run, Allen XP good, 2:04 (UM 49–10)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 16/27, 121 yards, INT, TD
Top rusher
Top receivers
Barkley – 5 receptions, 77 yards
Mike Gesicki - 5 receptions, 23 yards
Top defender
Malik Golden – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
Minnesota
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–5
2013
UM, 24–10
Minnesota vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Minnesota
3
10
0 10 3 26
Penn State
0
3
17 3 6 29
at Beaver Stadium
Game information
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 pass from Mitch Leidner , Carpenter XP good, 2:06 (UM 10–3)
UM – Carpenter, 35-yard field goal, 0:01 (UM 13–3)
Third quarter
PSU – Irvin Charles, 80-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Davis XP good, 9:54 (UM 13–10)
PSU – Davis, 27-yard field goal, 7:28 (TIE 13–13)
PSU – McSorley, 6-yard run, Davis XP good, 2:27 (PSU 20–13)
Fourth quarter
UM – Shannon Brooks, 37-yard run, Carpenter XP 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 run (PSU 29–26)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 19/41, 335 yards, TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 63 yards, TD
McSorley – 8 carries, 73 yards, TD
Top receiver
Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 70 yards
Top defender
Marcus Allen – 22 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
Maryland
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
36–2–1
2015
PSU, 31–30
Maryland vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Maryland
7
7
0 0 14
Penn State
7
17
7 7 38
at Beaver Stadium
Game information
First quarter
PSU – Mike Gesicki, 5-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis XP good, 12:33 (PSU 7–0)
UM – Ty Johnson, 66-yard pass from Perry Hills, Adam Greene XP good, 7:13 (TIE 7–7)
Second quarter
PSU – Davis, 30-yard field goal, 12:20 (PSU 10–7)
PSU – McSorley, 9-yard run, Davis XP good, 6:06 (PSU 17–7)
UM – Tyrell Pigrome, 7-yard run, Greene XP good, 0:52 (PSU 17–14)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 45-yard run, Davis XP good, 0:15 (PSU 24–14)
Third quarter
PSU – DeAndre Thompkins, 70-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 0:00 (PSU 31–14)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Miles Sanders, 25-yard run, Davis XP good, 5:15 (PSU 38–14)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 10/19, 152 yards, 2 TD
Top rusher
Saquon Barkley – 31 carries, 202 yards, TD
Top receiver
DeAndre Thompkins – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Top defender
Brandon Smith – 14 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), INT
#2 Ohio State
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
13–17
2015
OSU, 38–10
Ohio State vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#2 Ohio State
0
12
9 0 21
Penn State
0
7
0 17 24
at Beaver Stadium
Game information
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
OSU – Tyler Durbin, 33-yard field goal, 14:55 (OSU 3–0)
OSU – Marcus Baugh, 26-yard pass from J. T. Barrett , XP failed, 4:53 (OSU 9–0)
OSU – Durbin, 30-yard field goal, 1:14 (OSU 12–0)
PSU – Chris Godwin , 20-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis XP good, 0:09 (OSU 12–7)
Third quarter
OSU – Curtis Samuel , 74-yard run, Durbin XP 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 run, Davis XP good, 13:32 (OSU 21–14)
PSU – Davis, 34-yard field goal, 9:33 (OSU 21–17)
PSU – Grant Haley, 60-yard run from blocked OSU field goal, Davis XP good, 4:27 (PSU 24–21)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 8/23, 154 yards, TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 12 carries, 99 yards
McSorley – 19 carries, 63 yards, TD
Top receiver
Mike Gesicki – 4 receptions, 46 yards
Top defender
Purdue
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
13–3–1
2013
PSU, 45–21
Penn State vs. Purdue – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#24 Penn State
7
10
24 21 62
Purdue
7
10
7 0 24
at Ross–Ade Stadium
Game information
First quarter
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 3-yard run, Tyler Davis XP good, 11:33 (PSU 7–0)
PU – Markell Jones , 1-yard run, J. D. Dellinger XP good, 6:26 (TIE 7–7)
Second quarter
PU – Cameron Posey, 1-yard pass from David Blough, Dellinger XP good, 14:32 (PU 14–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin , 38-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Davis XP 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 pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 12:29 (PSU 24–17)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 4-yard run, Davis XP good, 8:17 (PSU 31–17)
PSU – Davis, 29-yard field goal, 4:21 (PSU 34–17)
PU – DeAngelo Yancey, 62-yard pass from Blough, Dellinger XP good, 2:32 (PSU 34–24)
PSU – Miles Sanders, 21-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 1:18 (PSU 41–24)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Barkley, 81-yard run, Davis XP good, 13:56 (PSU 48–24)
PSU – Mark Allen, 1-yard run, Davis XP good, 6:09 (PSU 55–24)
PSU – Robinson, 19-yard run, Davis XP good, 2:25 (PSU 62–24)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 12/23, 228 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
Saquon Barkley – 18 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD
Tommy Stevens – 5 carries, 31 yards
Top receivers
Barkley – 3 receptions, 70 yards
Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 58 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
Jason Cabinda – 9 tackles
Malik Golden – 8 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
Iowa
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
13–12
2012
PSU, 38–14
Iowa vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Iowa
0
7
0 7 14
#20 Penn State
7
17
3 14 41
at Beaver Stadium
Game information
First quarter
PSU – Saeed Blacknall, 19-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis XP good, 12:43 (PSU 7–0)
Second quarter
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 57-yard run, Davis XP good, 10:28 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – McSorley, 1-yard run, Davis XP good, 7:58 (PSU 21–0)
UI – Akrum Wadley, 12-yard pass from C. J. Beathard , Keith Duncan XP 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 pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 14:41 (PSU 34–7)
PSU – Tommy Stevens, 13-yard run, Davis XP good, 9:28 (PSU 41–7)
UI – Jerminic Smith, 36-yard pass from Beathard, Duncan XP good, 6:30 (PSU 41–14)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 11/18, 240 yards, 2 TD
Top rusher
Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 169 yards, TD
Top receivers
Chris Godwin – 4 receptions, 87 yards
Mike Gesicki – 4 receptions, 65 yards
Top defender
Indiana
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
18–1
2015
PSU, 29–7
Penn State vs. Indiana – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#12 Penn State
7
7
7 24 45
Indiana
0
14
10 7 31
at Memorial Stadium
Game information
First quarter
PSU – Trace McSorley , 10-yard run, Tyler Davis XP good, 11:28 (PSU 7–0)
Second quarter
IU – Ricky Jones, 5-yard pass from Richard Lagow, Griffin Oakes XP good, 12:13 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin , 6-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 4:43 (PSU 14–7)
IU – Devine Redding , 12-yard run, Oakes XP good, 1:00 (TIE 14–14)
Third quarter
IU – Oakes, 47-yard field goal, 11:38 (IU 17–14)
IU – Redding, 6-yard run, Oakes XP good, 3:13 (IU 24–14)
PSU – Godwin, 21-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 1:09 (IU 24–21)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 4-yard run, Davis XP good, 12:23 (PSU 28–24)
IU – Nick Westbrook, 40-yard pass from Lagow, Oakes XP good, 11:06 (IU 31–28)
PSU – Barkley, 2-yard run, Davis XP good, 3:58 (PSU 35–31)
PSU – Davis, 39-yard field goal, 1:07 (PSU 38–31)
PSU – Torrence Brown, 9-yard fumble return, Davis XP good, 0:29 (PSU 45–31)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 16/30, 332 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rusher
Saquon Barkley – 33 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 88 yards
Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
Top defender
Marcus Allen – 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
Rutgers
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
24–2
2015
PSU, 28–3
Game information
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 run, Davis XP good, 12:33 (PSU 16–0)
PSU – Davis, 32-yard field goal, 6:46 (PSU 19–0)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 2-yard run, conversion failed, 3:32 (PSU 25–0)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Mark Allen, 27-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Davis XP good, 7:59 (PSU 32–0)
PSU – Tommy Stevens, 12-yard run, Davis XP good, 4:07 (PSU 39–0)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 17/33, 210 yards, TD
Top rusher
Saquon Barkley – 16 carries, 92 yards, TD
Top receiver
Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 47 yards
Top defender
Michigan State
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–15–1
2015
MSU, 55–16
Michigan State vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan State
6
6
0 0 12
#8 Penn State
0
10
21 14 45
at Beaver Stadium
Game information
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 run, Davis XP good, 2:14 (PSU 10–9)
MSU – Geiger, 21-yard field goal, 0:14 (MSU 12–10)
Third quarter
PSU – Chris Godwin , 34-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Davis XP good, 11:02 (PSU 17–12)
PSU – Mike Gesicki , 45-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 7:03 (PSU 24–12)
PSU – Godwin, 59-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 2:05 (PSU 31–12)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Andre Robinson, 14-yard run, Davis XP good, 6:33 (PSU 38–12)
PSU – Robinson, 40-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 3:40 (PSU 45–12)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 17/23, 376 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
Andre Robinson – 3 carries, 32 yards, TD
Saquon Barkley – 12 carries, 14 yards, TD
Top receiver
Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD
Top defender
#6 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship Game)
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–9
2013
PSU, 31–24
Wisconsin vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#6 Wisconsin
14
14
3 0 31
#8 Penn State
7
7
14 10 38
at Lucas Oil Stadium
Game information
First quarter
UW – Austin Ramesh, 1-yard run, Andrew Endicott XP good, 5:27 (UW 7–0)
UW – Corey Clement , 67-yard run, Endicott XP good, 3:06 (UW 14–0)
PSU – Mike Gesicki , 33-yard pass from Trace McSorley , Tyler Davis XP good, 1:10 (UW 14–7)
Second quarter
UW – Ryan Connelly, 12-yard run (fumble recovery from high snap), Endicott XP good, 9:42 (UW 21–7)
UW – Dare Ogunbowale, 7-yard run, Endicott XP good, 5:15 (UW 28–7)
PSU – Saeed Blacknall, 40-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 0:58 (UW 28–14)
Third quarter
PSU – Blacknall, 70-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 10:58 (UW 28–21)
PSU – Saquon Barkley , 1-yard run, Davis XP good, 4:22 (TIE 28–28)
UW – Endicott, 23-yard field goal, 0:16 (UW 31–28)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Barkley, 18-yard pass from McSorley, Davis XP good, 13:41 (PSU 35–31)
PSU – Davis, 24-yard field goal, 5:14 (PSU 38–31)
Top passer
Trace McSorley – 22/31, 384 yards, 4 TD
Top rusher
Saquon Barkley – 19 carries, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
DaeSean Hamilton – 8 receptions, 118 yards
Saeed Blacknall – 6 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD
Top defender
#9 USC (Rose Bowl)
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–5
2008
USC, 38–24
USC vs. Penn State – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#9 USC
-
-
- - 0
#5 Penn State
-
-
- - 0
at Rose Bowl
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passer
Top rusher
Top receivers
Top defender
Roster
2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
2
Tommy Stevens
Fr
WR
3
DeAndre Thompkins
So
WR
5
DaeSean Hamilton
Jr
WR
6
Andre Robinson
Fr
QB
7
Jake Zembiec
Fr
RB
8
Mark Allen
So
QB
9
Trace McSorley
So
WR
10
Brandon Polk
So
WR
11
Irvin Charles
Fr
WR
12
Chris Godwin
Jr
WR
13
Saeed Blacknall
Jr
QB
15
Michael Shuster
Fr
QB
16
Billy Fessler
So
TE
18
Jonathan Holland
Fr
WR
19
Gregg Garrity
Sr
RB
24
Miles Sanders
Fr
RB
26
Saquon Barkley
So
WR
28
Christopher Welde
So
RB
32
Irvine Paye
Jr
WR
39
Josh McPhearson
Jr
RB
40
Nick Eury
Fr
OL
51
Alex Gellerstedt
Fr
G , C
52
Ryan Bates
Fr
G , C
53
Derek Dowrey
Sr
C , G
55
Wendy Laurent
Sr
G , C
57
Steven Gonzalez
Fr
OT
58
Chance Sorrell
So
OT
59
Andrew Nelson
Jr
OT
60
Noah Beh
So
G
62
Michal Menet
Fr
G
64
Zach Simpson
Fr
OL
66
Connor McGovern
Fr
G
68
Hunter Kelly
Fr
G , C
69
Adam De Boef
Jr
G , C
70
Brendan Mahon
Jr
OT
71
Will Fries
Fr
G , C
72
Brian Gaia
Sr
OT
73
Paris Palmer
Sr
OT
75
Brendan Brosnan
So
OT
76
Sterling Jenkins
Fr
G , C
77
Chasz Wright
So
C , G
78
Tom Devenney
Jr
OT
79
Charlie Shuman
So
TE
80
Danny Dalton
Fr
WR
81
Gordon Bentley
Jr
TE
81
Steven Grampp
Fr
WR
82
Tyler Shoop
Fr
TE
83
Nick Bowers
Fr
WR
84
Juwan Johnson
Fr
WR
85
Isaac Lutz
Fr
WR
86
Cody Hodgens
Jr
WR
87
Dae'Lun Darien
Fr
TE
88
Mike Gesicki
Jr
TE
89
Tom Pancoast
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB
1
Christian Campbell
Jr
S
3
Marcus Allen
Jr
S
4
Nick Scott
So
LB
5
Nyeem Wartman-White
Sr
S
6
Malik Golden
Sr
LB
7
Koa Farmer
So
LB
9
Jarvis Miller
Fr
LB
11
Brandon Bell
Sr
CB
12
Jordan Smith
Sr
CB
14
Zech McPhearson
Fr
CB
15
Grant Haley
Jr
S
16
John Petrishen
Fr
CB
17
Grant Taylor
Fr
DE
19
Torrence Brown
So
LB
20
Johnathan Thomas
So
CB
21
Amani Oruwariye
So
S
23
Ayron Monroe
Fr
LB
25
Von Walker
Sr
CB
27
T. J. Johnson
Fr
S
28
Troy Apke
Jr
CB
29
John Reid
So
DT
30
Kevin Gaines
Fr
LB
31
Cam Brown
Fr
S
32
Mitchell Vallone
Jr
LB
33
Jake Cooper
So
DE
34
Shane Simmons
Fr
LB
36
Jan Johnson
Fr
CB
36
Troy Shorts
Fr
CB
37
Kyle Alston
Jr
CB
38
Desi Davis
So
LB
39
Frank Di Leo
Fr
LB
40
Jason Cabinda
Jr
DT
41
Parker Cothren
Jr
DT
42
Ellison Jordan
Fr
LB
43
Manny Bowen
So
DE
44
Shaka Toney
Fr
LB
45
Joe DuMond
Fr
DE
46
Colin Castagna
So
S
47
Will Blair
Fr
LB
47
Brandon Smith
Jr
DE
48
Shareef Miller
Fr
DE
49
Daniel Joseph
Fr
LB
51
Jason Vranic
Jr
DT
52
Curtis Cothran
Fr
DT
54
Robert Windsor
Fr
DT
55
Antonio Shelton
Fr
DT
56
Tyrell Chavis
Jr
DE
90
Garrett Sickels
Jr
DT
91
Ryan Monk
Fr
DT
93
Antoine White
So
DE
94
Evan Schwan
Sr
DT
96
Immanuel Iyke
Fr
DE
97
Ryan Buchholz
Fr
DT
99
Brenon Thrift
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K , P
37
Chris Gulla
Jr
SN
41
Zach Ladonis
Jr
SN
44
Tyler Yazujian
Sr
K
90
Alex Barbir
Fr
P
92
Daniel Pasquariello
Jr
P , K
93
Blake Gillikin
Fr
K , P
95
Tyler Davis
Jr
SN
96
Kyle Vasey
So
SN
97
Nick Cox
Fr
K , P
98
Jordan Wombacker
Fr
K
99
Joey Julius
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
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)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Awards and honors
Players
Awards
Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Marcus Allen
Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week
October 3, 2016
[3]
Saquon Barkley
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
October 10, 2016
[4]
Brandon Smith
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
October 10, 2016
[4]
Brandon Bell
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
October 24, 2016
[5]
Marcus Allen
Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
October 24, 2016
[5]
Grant Haley
Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
October 24, 2016
[5]
Saquon Barkley
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
October 31, 2016
[6]
Connor McGovern
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
November 7, 2016
[7]
Tyler Davis
Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
November 21, 2016
[8]
Trace McSorley
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
November 29, 2016
[9]
Saquon Barkley
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
November 30, 2016
[10]
Saquon Barkley
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year
November 29, 2016
[10]
All-Conference
All-Big Ten[11] [12]
Player
Selection
Saquon Barkley
First Team (Coaches & Media)
Tyler Davis
First Team (Coaches) Second Team (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
Awards
Coach
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
James Franklin
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)
November 22, 2016
References
^ "Big Ten Announces 2016 and 2017 Nine-Game Conference Football Schedules" (Press release). Penn State University Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ "2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. October 3, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016 .
^ a b "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. October 10, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016 .
^ a b c "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. October 24, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016 .
^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016 .
^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016 .
^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016 .
^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week" . www.bigten.org . Big Ten Conference. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016 .
^ a b "Saquon Barkely wins Offensive player of the year & First Team Big Ten" . November 30, 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF) . www.grfx.cstv.com . Big Ten Conference. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF) . www.grfx.cstv.com . Big Ten Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2016 .
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