2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference	Big Ten Conference East Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moorhead (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 106,572)

2016 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will be led by third year head-coach James Franklin and play its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

Penn State announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Nittany Lions will host Big Ten foes Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Ohio State, and will travel to Indiana, Michigan, Purdue, and Rutgers.^[1]

The team will host two of the three non–conference games which are against the Kent State Golden Flashes from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and the Temple Owls from the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Kent State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
September 10		at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Rivalry)
September 17		Temple*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
September 24		at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
October 1		Minnesota		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
October 8		Maryland		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
October 22		Ohio State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
October 29		at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
November 5		Iowa		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
November 12		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
November 19		at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
November 26		Michigan State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

1. "Big Ten Announces 2016 and 2017 Nine-Game Conference Football Schedules" (Press release). Penn State University Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
2. "2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 6, 2015.