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1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1995
team	Penn State Nittany Lions
sport	football
image	Penn State text logo.svg
image_size	250
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	12
APRank	13
record	9–3
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Joe Paterno
hc_year	30th
off_coach	Fran Ganter
oc_year	12th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Jerry Sandusky
dc_year	19th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Todd Atkins
captain2	Bobby Engram
captain3	Jeff Hartings
captain4	Terry Killens
stadium	Beaver Stadium
champion	Outback Bowl champion
bowl	[Outback Bowl](1996-outback-bowl)
bowl_result	W 43–14 vs. [Auburn](1995-auburn-tigers-football-team)

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.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Texas Tech

First quarter

TTU - Banks recovered fumble in end zone (Greaser kick)
PSU - Witman 2 run (Conway kick) Second quarter
TTU - Scovell 20 pass from Lethridge (Greaser kick)
TTU - B Hanspard 7 pass from Lethridge (kick failed) Third quarter
PSU - Witman 3 run (Conway kick) Fourth quarter
PSU - Olsommer 3 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
TTU - FG Rogers 42
PSU - FG Conway 39

Temple

First quarter

PSU - Archie 22 run (Conway kick)
PSU - FG Conway 32
PSU - Witman 11 pass from Richardson (Conway kick) Second quarter
PSU - Engram 26 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
PSU - Milne 1 run (Conway kick)
TEM - Baxter 5 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) Third quarter
PSU - Stephenson 4 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
PSU - Enis 24 run (Conway kick)
PSU - Milne 1 run (Barninger kick)
TEM - Burris 18 run (Michalski kick) Fourth quarter
PSU - Enis 1 run (Barninger kick)
PSU - Enis 6 run (Barninger kick)

Rutgers

First quarter

PSU - Engram 58 fumble return (Conway kick)
PSU - FG Conway 42
PSU - Engram 47 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
RUT - Presley 3 run (Mike-Mayer kick) Second quarter
PSU - Milne 18 run (Conway kick)
RUT - FG Mike-Mayer 47
RUT - Battaglia 17 pass from Higgins (Mike-Mayer kick) Third quarter
PSU - Engram 29 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
RUT - Battaglia 35 pass from Higgins (Mike-Mayer kick)
PSU - Witman 4 run (Conway kick)
RUT - FG Mike-Mayer 33 Fourth quarter
PSU - Herring 21 interception return (Conway kick)
PSU - Engram 16 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
RUT - Battaglia 4 pass from Higgins (Mike-Mayer kick)
PSU - Campbell 42 pass from McQueary (Barninger kick)

Wisconsin

First quarter

WIS - FG J Hall 26
WIS - Nyquist 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick) Second quarter

Third quarter

PSU - FG Conway 32 Fourth quarter
WIS - T Simmons 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
PSU - Scott 5 pass from Richardson (two-point conversion failed)

Ohio State

First quarter

PSU - Jon Witman 3-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
PSU - Brett Conway 40-yard field goal Second quarter
OSU - Terry Glenn 28-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Rickey Dudley 25-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter
OSU - Terry Glenn 37-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
PSU - Jon Witman 1-yard run (Joe Jurevicius pass from Wally Richardson) Fourth quarter
PSU - Jon Witman 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
OSU - Eddie George 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) ;Top Passers
OSU - Bobby Hoying - 24/35, 354 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
PSU - Wally Richardson - 12/27, 173 yards ;Top Rushers
PSU - Curtis Enis - 25 rushes, 146 yards
OSU - Eddie George - 24 rushes, 105 yards, 1 TD ;Top Receivers
OSU - Terry Glenn - 9 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TDs
OSU - Rickey Dudley - 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD

Purdue

First quarter

PUR - Bobich 37-yard field goal
PUR - Bobich 21-yard field goal Second quarter
PSU - Engram 48-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
PSU - Conway 35-yard field goal
PUR - Alstott 18-yard run (Bobich kick) Third quarter
PSU - Conway 42-yard field goal
PSU - Conway 33-yard field goal Fourth quarter
PUR - Bobich 22-yard field goal
PUR - Rogers 4-yard run (Bobich kick)
PSU - Conway 25-yard field goal
PSU - Archie 16-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick) ;Top Rushers
PSU - Curtis Enis - 18 rushes, 85 yards
PUR - Mike Alstott - 24 rushes, 149 yards, 1 TD

Iowa

First quarter

PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick)
IOWA - Odems 18 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick)
PSU - FG Conway 42 Second quarter
PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick)
IOWA - Dwight 29 pass from Sherman (Bromert kick) Third quarter
IOWA - FG Bromert 22
PSU - Witman 1 run (Conway kick)
IOWA - FG Bromert 26 Fourth quarter
IOWA - S Shaw 19 run (Bromert kick)
PSU - FG Conway 26
PSU - Engram 13 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
PSU - Engram 43 pass from Richardson (Conway kick)

Indiana

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Northwestern

|T First quarter

NU - Darnell Autry 2-yard run (Gowins kick) NW 7–0 Second quarter
NU - Darnell Autry 11-yard run (Gowins kick) NW 14–0
PSU - Olsommer 5-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick) NW 14–7 Third quarter
PSU - Conway 24-yard field goal NW 14–10 Fourth quarter
NU - Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Gowins kick) 'NW 21–10

Michigan

Second quarter

PSU - Conway 49-yard field goal
PSU - Archie 13-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
UM - Toomer 18-yard pass from Griese (Hamilton kick)
PSU - Conway 51-yard field goal Third quarter
UM - Hamilton kick 29-yard field goal Fourth quarter
PSU - Engram 12-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
UM - Biakabutuka 18-yard run (Hamilton kick)
PSU - Nastasi 2-yard run on fake field goal (Conway kick) ;Top Passers
UM - Brian Griese - 24/46, 232 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
PSU - Wally Richardson - 17/31, 193 yards, 2 TDs ;Top Rushers
UM - Tim Biakabutuka - 26 rushes, 139 yards, 1 TD
PSU - Pitts - 17 rushes, 164 yards ;Top Receivers
UM - Amani Toomer - 8 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD
PSU - Bobby Engram - 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

Michigan State

First quarter

No scoring Second quarter
PSU - Milne 1-yard run (Conway kick)
MSU - Gardner 32-yard field goal
MSU - Greene 3-yard run (Gardner kick) Third quarter
PSU - Conway 42-yard field goal Fourth quarter
MSU - Greene 16-yard run (Gardner kick)
PSU - Engram 53-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
MSU - Gardner 28-yard field goal
PSU - Engram 4-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)

Outback Bowl

First quarter

PSU - Conway 19-yard field goal Second quarter
AUB - Baker 25-yard pass from Nix (Hawkins kick)
PSU - Conway 22-yard field goal
PSU - Conway 38-yard field goal
PSU - Archie 8 yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick) Third quarter
PSU - Engram 9-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick)
PSU - Pitts 4-yard pass from Richardson (pass failed)
PSU - Enis 1-yard run (Conway kick)
PSU - Engram 20-yard pass from Richardson (Conway kick) Fourth quarter
AUB - McLeod 12-yard run (Hawkins kick)

Roster

Stan Clayton (Graduate assistant)

NFL draft

Ten Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1996 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	23	23	Jeff Hartings	Offensive guard	Detroit Lions
1st	30	30	Andre Johnson	Offensive tackle	Washington Redskins
2nd	22	52	Bobby Engram	Wide receiver	Chicago Bears
3rd	13	74	Terry Killens	Linebacker	Houston Oilers
3rd	31	92	Jon Witman	Fullback	Pittsburgh Steelers
4th	20	115	Brian Milne	Fullback	Indianapolis Colts
6th	24	191	Keith Conlin	Offensive tackle	Indianapolis Colts
6th	31	198	Stephen Pitts	Running back	San Francisco 49ers
6th	41	208	Marco Rivera	Offensive guard	Green Bay Packers
7th	9	218	Mike Archie	Running back	Houston Oilers

References

(January 2, 1996). "Swamped; Lions, rain make day dismal for Tigers". Birmingham Post-Herald.
[https://s3.amazonaws.com/purduesports.com/documents/2020/10/27/2020_Purdue_Records_Book.pdf 2020 Purdue Record Book]. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.

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