1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football
1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 43–14 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Paterno (30th season);
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter (12th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky (19th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Todd Atkins; Bobby Engram; Jeff Hartings; Terry Killens;
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 30th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Ten. Penn State was invited to the Outback Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated Auburn. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Texas Tech*	No. 4	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	W 24–23	96,034
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Temple*	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	Creative	W 66–14	95,926
September 23	7:30 p.m.	at Rutgers*	No. 6	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	ESPN	W 59–34	58,870
September 30	5:45 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 6	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN	L 9–17	96,540
October 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Ohio State	No. 12	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 25–28	96,655
October 14	12:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 20	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 26–23	60,455
October 21	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Iowa	No. 19	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 41–27	70,397
October 28	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 16	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 45–21	96,391
November 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Northwestern	No. 12	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	ABC	L 10–21	49,256
November 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Michigan	No. 19	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–17	96,677
November 25	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 14	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–20	66,189
January 1, 1996	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 16 Auburn*	No. 15	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 43–14	65,313	^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	7	13	0	3	23
Penn State	7	0	7	10	24

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	7	7	0	14
Penn State	17	14	21	14	66

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	17	7	14	21	59
Rutgers	7	10	10	7	34

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	10	0	0	7	17
Penn State	0	0	3	6	9

Schedule

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
No. 25 Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	2
Purdue	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll