AP Poll Summary Table
Pre |
8/26 |
9/2 |
9/9 |
9/16 |
9/23 |
9/30 |
10/7 |
10/14 |
10/21 |
10/28 |
11/4 |
11/11 |
11/18 |
11/25 |
12/2 |
12/9 |
Final |
11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
13 Games Table
G |
Date |
Day |
School |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
|
Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
1 | Aug 25, 1996 | Sun | (11) Penn State | N | (7) USC | Pac-10 | W | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
2 | Sep 7, 1996 | Sat | (7) Penn State | | Louisville | CUSA | W | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
3 | Sep 14, 1996 | Sat | (6) Penn State | | Northern Illinois | Ind | W | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
4 | Sep 21, 1996 | Sat | (5) Penn State | N | Temple | Big East | W | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
5 | Sep 28, 1996 | Sat | (3) Penn State | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 23 | 20 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
6 | Oct 5, 1996 | Sat | (4) Penn State | @ | (3) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 7 | 38 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |
7 | Oct 12, 1996 | Sat | (10) Penn State | | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 31 | 14 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | |
8 | Oct 19, 1996 | Sat | (10) Penn State | | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | |
9 | Oct 26, 1996 | Sat | (17) Penn State | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 48 | 26 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | |
10 | Nov 2, 1996 | Sat | (15) Penn State | | (11) Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 34 | 9 | 8 | 2 | W 2 | |
11 | Nov 16, 1996 | Sat | (11) Penn State | @ | (16) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 29 | 17 | 9 | 2 | W 3 | |
12 | Nov 23, 1996 | Sat | (7) Penn State | | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 32 | 29 | 10 | 2 | W 4 | |
13 | Jan 1, 1997 | Wed | (7) Penn State | N | (20) Texas | Big 12 | W | 38 | 15 | 11 | 2 | W 5 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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