1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium

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

The 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Texas Tech

See also: 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Penn State Nittany Lions

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

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 9, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 96,034
• Box Score

Game information
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

See also: 1995 Temple Owls football team

Temple Owls at Penn State Nittany Lions

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

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 16, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 95,926
• Box Score

Game information

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

See also: 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 23, 1995
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 58,870
• Box Score

Game information

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

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions

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

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 30, 1995
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 96,540
• Box Score

Game information
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

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

#5 Ohio State Buckeyes at #12 Penn State Nittany Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	14	7	7	28
Penn State	10	0	8	7	25

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C); Wind WNW 10-20
• Game attendance: 96,655
• Referee: Jim Kemerling
• Box Score

Game information

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

See also: 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Penn State Nittany Lions at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	10	6	10	26
Purdue	6	7	0	10	23

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: October 14, 1995
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 60,455
• Box Score

Game information

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 [3]

Iowa

See also: 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

#19 Penn State at #18 Iowa

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	10	7	7	17	41
Iowa	7	7	6	7	27

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 70,397
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Lynn Swann
• Box Score

Game information

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

See also: 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	21	21
Penn State	14	10	14	7	45

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 28, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 96,391
• Game Recap

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team

#12 Penn State at #6 Northwestern

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	7	3	0	10
Northwestern	7	7	0	7	21

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 49,256
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Lynn Swann
• Box Score

Game information
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

See also: 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	7	3	7	17
Penn State	0	13	0	14	27

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 18, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 96,677
• Box Score

Game information

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

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team

Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	7	3	14	24
Michigan State	0	10	0	10	20

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: November 25, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 66,189
• Box Score

Game information
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

See also: 1995 Auburn Tigers football team and 1996 Outback Bowl

#15 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. #16 Auburn Tigers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	3	13	27	0	43
Auburn	0	7	0	7	14

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: January 1, 1996
• Game attendance: 53,161
• TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried
• Box Score

Game information

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

1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Mike Archie Sr WR 11 Chris Campbell Jr WR 10 Bobby Engram Sr G 50 Jeff Hartings Sr OT 68 Andre Johnson Sr WR 83 Joe Jurevicius So QB 9 Mike McQueary So RB 22 Brian Milne Sr G 64 Phil Ostrowski So QB 14 Wally Richardson Jr G 54 Marco Rivera Sr WR 31 Freddie Scott Jr FB 38 Jon Witman Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 3 Kim Herring Jr LB 92 Terry Killens Sr LB 44 Jim Nelson So DT 93 Brandon Noble Jr DE 5 Brad Scioli Fr DE 91 Chris Snyder So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 20 Brett Conway Jr P 28 Darrell Kania Jr	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Stan Clayton (Graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

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

1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
2. "Swamped; Lions, rain make day dismal for Tigers". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 2, 1996. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-27.