The Penn State Nittany Lions were 10-2 in 1996. They emerged victorious over the Texas Longhorns, 38 to 15, in the Fiesta Bowl.
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1996 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ohio State | 7-1 | 11-1 |
1 |  Northwestern | 7-1 | 9-3 |
 Penn State | 6-2 | 11-2 | |
 Iowa | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
 Michigan | 5-3 | 8-4 |
1996 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 362 | 4,560 | 850 | 5.4 | 2,440 | 526 | 4.6 | 2,120 | 324 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 19th | 32nd | 16th | 47th | 24th | 22nd | 26th | 54th | 55th | 68th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 188 | 4,129 | 4.7 | 1,822 | 494 | 3.7 | 2,307 | 384 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 14th | 60th | 30th | 65th | 84th | 50th | 66th | 101st | 24th | ||||||||||
Net | +174 | +431 | +850 | +0.7 | +618 | +32 | +1.0 | -187 | -60 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 39th | 16th | 35th | 30th | 42nd | 25th | 70th | 89th | 41st |
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Texas A&M
Georgia| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Mexico | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Texas | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 2 |  Navy | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 2 |  UConn | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oregon State | 2 | 9 | .182 |
| 2 |  Washington State | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 2 |  BYU | 11 | 1 | .917 |
Miami
Virginia| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 2 |  Ohio | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville State | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | 8 | 3 | .727 |
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