Penn State Football Team History
Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Founded: 1855 Stadium: Beaver Stadium Capacity: 106,537 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Joe Paterno Conference: Big 10-
1995 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 30th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1995 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Texas Tech
24
23
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Temple
66
14
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Rutgers
59
34
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Wisconsin
9
17
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Ohio State
25
28
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Purdue
26
23
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Iowa
41
27
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Indiana
45
21
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Northwestern
10
21
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Michigan
27
17
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Michigan State
24
20
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Auburn
43
14
W
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
1995 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 399
Scoring Average 33.3
Points Allowed 259
Defense Average 21.6
Opponents Record 76-61
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-1
1995 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 9-3-0
AP
13 9-3-0
Coaches
12 9-3-0
UPI
12 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1995 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1995 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.