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2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results

Record: 11-3 (8th of 128) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 7th in the Final AP poll

Conference: Big Ten (East Division)

Conference Record: 8-1

Coach: James Franklin (11-3)

Points For: 526

Points/G: 37.6 (21st of 128)

Points Against: 356

Opp Pts/G: 25.4 (47th of 128)

SRS: 15.72 (8th of 128)

SOS: 5.43 (11th of 128)

Bowl Game: Lost Rose Bowl 52-49 versus USC

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/6	9/11	9/18	9/25	10/2	10/10	10/16	10/23	10/30	11/6	11/13	11/20	11/27	12/4	Final
								24	20	12	9	8	8	5	7

14 Games Table
G	Date	Time	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 3, 2016	3:30 PM	Sat	Penn State		Kent State	MAC	W	33	13	1	0	W 1	Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania
2	Sep 10, 2016	12:00 PM	Sat	Penn State	@	Pitt	ACC	L	39	42	1	1	L 1	Heinz Field - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3	Sep 17, 2016	12:00 PM	Sat	Penn State		Temple	American	W	34	27	2	1	W 1	Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania
4	Sep 24, 2016	3:30 PM	Sat	Penn State	@	(4) Michigan	Big Ten	L	10	49	2	2	L 1	Michigan Stadium - Ann Arbor, Michigan
5	Oct 1, 2016	3:30 PM	Sat	Penn State		Minnesota	Big Ten	W	29	26	3	2	W 1	Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania
6	Oct 8, 2016	12:00 PM	Sat	Penn State		Maryland	Big Ten	W	38	14	4	2	W 2	Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania
7	Oct 22, 2016	8:00 PM	Sat	Penn State		(2) Ohio State	Big Ten	W	24	21	5	2	W 3	Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania
8	Oct 29, 2016	12:00 PM	Sat	(24) Penn State	@	Purdue	Big Ten	W	62	24	6	2	W 4	Ross-Ade Stadium - West Lafayette, Indiana
9	Nov 5, 2016	7:30 PM	Sat	(20) Penn State		Iowa	Big Ten	W	41	14	7	2	W 5	Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania
10	Nov 12, 2016	12:00 PM	Sat	(12) Penn State	@	Indiana	Big Ten	W	45	31	8	2	W 6	Memorial Stadium - Bloomington, Indiana
11	Nov 19, 2016	8:00 PM	Sat	(9) Penn State	@	Rutgers	Big Ten	W	39	0	9	2	W 7	High Point Solutions Stadium - Piscataway, New Jersey
12	Nov 26, 2016	3:30 PM	Sat	(8) Penn State		Michigan State	Big Ten	W	45	12	10	2	W 8	Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania
13	Dec 3, 2016	8:00 PM	Sat	(8) Penn State	N	(6) Wisconsin	Big Ten	W	38	31	11	2	W 9	Big Ten Championship Game
14	Jan 2, 2017	5:00 PM	Mon	(5) Penn State	N	(9) USC	Pac-12	L	49	52	11	3	L 1	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)