2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football
2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Big Ten champion; Big Ten East Division co-champion; Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Big Ten Championship Game, ; W 38–31 vs. Wisconsin
Rose Bowl, L 49–52 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	11–3 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Moorhead (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Brandon Bell (Senior year); Brian Gaia (Senior year); Von Walker (Senior year);
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$	8	–	1	11	–	3
No. 6 Ohio State x^	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 10 Michigan	7	–	2	10	–	3
Indiana	4	–	5	6	–	7
Maryland	3	–	6	6	–	7
Michigan State	1	–	8	3	–	9
Rutgers	0	–	9	2	–	10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy	7	–	2	11	–	3
Iowa	6	–	3	8	–	5
Nebraska	6	–	3	9	–	4
Minnesota	5	–	4	9	–	4
Northwestern	5	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	2	–	7	3	–	9
Purdue	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were a member of the Big Ten East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They lost to Pitt and Michigan in early September but then had a winning streak that included signature victories over Ohio State and Wisconsin en route to a Big Ten championship. Despite their Big Ten title, the Nittany Lions just missed a playoff berth. They represented the Big Ten in the 2017 Rose Bowl, losing to USC on a game winning field goal.

Background

2016 NFL Draft

Round	Pick (Overall)	Player	Team	Position
2	43	Austin Johnson	Tennessee Titans	Nose Tackle
2	51	Christian Hackenberg	New York Jets	Quarterback
3	65	Carl Nassib	Cleveland Browns	Defensive end
6	202	Anthony Zettel	Detroit Lions	Defense Tackle
6	204	Jordan Lucas	Miami Dolphins	Safety

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 hosted Big Ten foes Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Ohio State, and traveled to Indiana, Michigan, Purdue, and Rutgers.^[1]

The team hosted two of the three non-conference games 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	3:30 p.m.	Kent State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	W 33–13	94,378
September 10	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 39–42	69,983
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Temple*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	W 34–27	100,420
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–49	110,319
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell)	BTN	W 29–26 ^OT	95,332
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Maryland		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	BTN	W 38–14	100,778
October 22	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Ohio State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–21	107,280
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 24	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ABC/ESPN2	W 62–24	33,157
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 12	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	W 41–14	106,194
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC/ESPN2	W 45–31	40,678
November 19	8:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 8	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 39–0	51,366
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 7	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 45–12	97,418
December 3	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Wisconsin	No. 7	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game, College GameDay)	FOX	W 38–31	65,018
January 2, 2017	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 USC*	No. 5	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 49–52	95,128
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`2`	Tommy Stevens	Fr
WR	`3`	DeAndre Thompkins	So
WR	`5`	DaeSean Hamilton	Jr
RB	`6`	Andre Robinson	Fr
QB	`7`	Jake Zembiec	Fr
RB	`8`	Mark Allen	So
QB	`9`	Trace McSorley	So
WR	`10`	Brandon Polk	So
WR	`11`	Irvin Charles	Fr
WR	`12`	Chris Godwin	Jr
WR	`13`	Saeed Blacknall	Jr
QB	`15`	Michael Shuster	Fr
QB	`16`	Billy Fessler	So
TE	`18`	Jonathan Holland	Fr
WR	`19`	Gregg Garrity	Sr
RB	`24`	Miles Sanders	Fr
RB	`26`	Saquon Barkley	So
WR	`28`	Christopher Welde	So
RB	`32`	Irvine Paye	Jr
WR	`39`	Josh McPhearson	Jr
RB	`40`	Nick Eury	Fr
OL	`51`	Alex Gellerstedt	Fr
G, C	`52`	Ryan Bates	Fr
G, C	`53`	Derek Dowrey	Sr
C, G	`55`	Wendy Laurent	Sr
G, C	`57`	Steven Gonzalez	Fr
OT	`58`	Chance Sorrell	So
OT	`59`	Andrew Nelson	Jr
OT	`60`	Noah Beh	So
G	`62`	Michal Menet	Fr
G	`64`	Zach Simpson	Fr
OL	`66`	Connor McGovern	Fr
G	`68`	Hunter Kelly	Fr
G, C	`69`	Adam De Boef	So
G, C	`70`	Brendan Mahon	Jr
OT	`71`	Will Fries	Fr
G, C	`72`	Brian Gaia	Sr
OT	`73`	Paris Palmer	Sr
OT	`75`	Brendan Brosnan	So
OT	`76`	Sterling Jenkins	Fr
G, C	`77`	Chasz Wright	So
C, G	`78`	Tom Devenney	Jr
OT	`79`	Charlie Shuman	So
TE	`80`	Danny Dalton	Fr
WR	`81`	Gordon Bentley	Jr
TE	`81`	Steven Grampp	Fr
WR	`82`	Tyler Shoop	Fr
TE	`83`	Nick Bowers	Fr
WR	`84`	Juwan Johnson	Fr
WR	`85`	Isaac Lutz	Fr
WR	`86`	Cody Hodgens	Jr
WR	`87`	Dae'Lun Darien	Fr
TE	`88`	Mike Gesicki	Jr
TE	`89`	Tom Pancoast	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Christian Campbell	Jr
S	`2`	Marcus Allen	Jr
S	`4`	Nick Scott	So
LB	`5`	Nyeem Wartman-White	Sr
S	`6`	Malik Golden	Sr
LB	`7`	Koa Farmer	So
LB	`9`	Jarvis Miller	Fr
LB	`11`	Brandon Bell	Sr
CB	`12`	Jordan Smith	Sr
CB	`14`	Zech McPhearson	Fr
CB	`15`	Grant Haley	Jr
S	`16`	John Petrishen	Fr
CB	`17`	Garrett Taylor	Fr
DE	`19`	Torrence Brown	So
LB	`20`	Johnathan Thomas	So
CB	`21`	Amani Oruwariye	So
S	`23`	Ayron Monroe	Fr
LB	`25`	Von Walker	Sr
CB	`27`	T. J. Johnson	Fr
S	`28`	Troy Apke	Jr
CB	`29`	John Reid	So
DT	`30`	Kevin Givens	Fr
LB	`31`	Cam Brown	Fr
S	`32`	Mitchell Vallone	Jr
LB	`33`	Jake Cooper	So
DE	`34`	Shane Simmons	Fr
LB	`36`	Jan Johnson	Fr
CB	`36`	Troy Shorts	Fr
CB	`37`	Kyle Alston	Jr
CB	`38`	Desi Davis	So
LB	`39`	Frank Di Leo	Fr
LB	`40`	Jason Cabinda	Jr
DT	`41`	Parker Cothren	Jr
DT	`42`	Ellison Jordan	Fr
LB	`43`	Manny Bowen	So
DE	`44`	Shaka Toney	Fr
LB	`45`	Joe DuMond	Fr
DE	`46`	Colin Castagna	So
S	`47`	Will Blair	Fr
LB	`47`	Brandon Smith	Jr
DE	`48`	Shareef Miller	Fr
DE	`49`	Daniel Joseph	Fr
LB	`51`	Jason Vranic	Jr
DT	`52`	Curtis Cothran	Fr
DT	`54`	Robert Windsor	Fr
DT	`55`	Antonio Shelton	Fr
DT	`56`	Tyrell Chavis	Jr
DE	`90`	Garrett Sickels	Jr
DT	`91`	Ryan Monk	Fr
DT	`93`	Antoine White	So
DE	`94`	Evan Schwan	Sr
DT	`96`	Immanuel Iyke	Fr
DE	`97`	Ryan Buchholz	Fr
DT	`99`	Brenon Thrift	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P	`37`	Chris Gulla	Jr
SN	`41`	Zach Ladonis	Jr
SN	`44`	Tyler Yazujian	Sr
K	`90`	Alex Barbir	Fr
P	`92`	Daniel Pasquariello	Jr
P, K	`93`	Blake Gillikin	Fr
K, P	`95`	Tyler Davis	Jr
SN	`96`	Kyle Vasey	So
SN	`97`	Nick Cox	Fr
K, P	`98`	Jordan Wombacker	Fr
K	`99`	Joey Julius	So

Head coach

James Franklin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brent Pry (defensive coordinator/associate head coach/linebackers)
Joe Moorhead (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
Charles Huff (running backs/special teams coordinator)
Ricky Rahne (tight ends/passing game coordinator)
Josh Gattis (wide receivers/offensive recruiting coordinator)
Terry Smith (cornerbacks/defensive recruiting coordinator)
Tim Banks (safeties/co-defensive coordinator)
Matt Limegrover (offensive line)
Sean Spencer (defensive line/run game coordinator)
Dwight Galt (strength and conditioning)
Joe Brady IV (graduate assistant)
Tommy Galt (graduate assistant)
Andrew Jackson (graduate assistant)
Ryan Smith (graduate assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Alma mater
Head coach	James Franklin^[3]	East Stroudsburg (1994)
Defensive coordinator/linebackers	Brent Pry	Buffalo (1993)
Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks	Joe Moorhead	Fordham University (1995)
Safeties/co-defensive coordinator	Tim Banks	Central Michigan University (1994)
Running backs/special teams coordinator	Charles Huff^[4]	Hampton (2005)
Tight ends/passing game coordinator	Ricky Rahne^[4]	Cornell (2002)
Wide Receivers/offensive recruiting coordinator	Josh Gattis^[4]	Wake Forest (2006)
Cornerbacks/defensive recruiting coordinator	Terry Smith^[4]	Penn State (1991)
Offensive line	Matt Limegrover	University of Chicago (1990)
Defensive line/run game coordinator	Sean Spencer^[4]	Clarion (1995)
Strength and conditioning	Dwight Galt^[4]	Maryland (1981)
Graduate assistant	Joe Brady IV	College of William & Mary (2013)
Graduate assistant	Tommy Galt	Maryland (2009)
Graduate assistant	Andrew Jackson	LIU Post (2011)
Graduate assistant	Ryan Smith	College of William & Mary (2014)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	20	12	9	8	8	5	7
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	23	14	10	8	8	5	7
CFP	Not released									12	10	8	7	7	5	Not released

Game summaries

Kent State

Kent State vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kent State	3	10	0	0	13
Penn State	6	10	10	7	33

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 3
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); sunny and clear
Game attendance: 94,378
Referee: Greg Blum
TV announcers (BTN): Scott Graham, Chuck Long
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

KSU – Shane Hynes, 26-yard field goal, 5:25 (KSU 3–0)
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton, 4-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, 2-point conversion failed, 1:56 (PSU 6–3)

Second quarter

KSU – Hynes, 43-yard field goal, 11:33 (TIE 6–6)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 7-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 8:02 (PSU 13–6)
KSU – Elcee Refuge, 20-yard fumble recovery for TD, Hynes kick good, 6:12 (TIE 13–13)
PSU – Davis, 29-yard field goal, 1:47 (PSU 16–13)

Third quarter

PSU – Amani Oruwariye, 30-yard interception return for TD, Davis kick good, 14:05 (PSU 23–13)
PSU – Davis, 28-yard field goal, 4:22 (PSU 26–13)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Mike Gesicki, 30-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 1:53 (PSU 33–13)

Top passers

KSU – Mylik Mitchell – 6/12, 65 yards
KSU – Justin Agner – 8/15, 64 yards
PSU – Trace McSorley – 16/31, 209 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

KSU – Justin Rankin – 13 carries, 82 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 22 carries, 105 yards, TD

Top receivers

KSU – Nick Holley – 4 receptions, 45 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 7 receptions, 67 yards

Top defenders

KSU – Nate Holley – 17 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Jason Cabinda – 11 tackles

Pittsburgh

Penn State vs. Pittsburgh – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	7	7	7	18	39
Pittsburgh	14	14	7	7	42

at Heinz Field

Date: September 10
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 69,983
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

UP – George Aston, 1-yard TD run, Chris Blewitt kick good, 8:03 (UP 7–0)
UP – Quadree Henderson, 7-yard TD pass from Nathan Peterman, Blewitt kick good, 7:16 (UP 14–0)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 3-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 2:42 (UP 14–7)

Second quarter

UP – Scott Orndoff, 2-yard TD pass from Peterman, Blewitt kick good, 13:38 (UP 21–7)
UP – Aston, 3-yard TD run, Blewitt kick good, 11:54 (UP 28–7)
PSU – Barkley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 0:42 (UP 28–14)

Third quarter

PSU – Barkley, 40-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Davis kick good, 11:54 (UP 28–21)
UP – James Conner, 1-yard TD run, Blewitt kick good, 7:24 (UP 35–21)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Barkley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 13:42 (UP 35–28)
PSU – Davis, 38-yard field goal, 12:04 (UP 35–31)
UP – Conner, 12-yard TD pass from Peterman, Blewitt kick good, 10:24 (UP 42–31)
PSU – Barkley, 2-yard TD run, DaeSean Hamilton pass from McSorley for 2-point conversion, 5:00 (UP 42–39)

Top passers

PSU – Trace McSorley – 24/35, 332 yards, TD, INT
UP – Nathan Peterman – 11/15, 91 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

PSU – Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 85 yards, 4 TD
UP – James Conner – 22 carries, 117 yards, TD

Top receivers

PSU – DaeSean Hamilton – 8 receptions, 82 yards
UP – Conner – 4 receptions, 29 yards, TD
UP – Scott Orndoff – 4 receptions, 15 yards, TD

Top defenders

PSU – Nyeem Wartman-White – 9 tackles, 3 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
UP – Ryan Lewis – 9 tackles, INT

Temple

Temple vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	7	3	7	10	27
Penn State	14	7	3	10	34

at Beaver Stadium

Date: September 17
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 100,420
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Glen Mason, Rick Pizzo
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Chris Godwin, 52-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good, 9:35 (PSU 7–0)
TU – Jahad Thomas, 8-yard TD run, Austin Jones kick good, 8:54 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 3-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 2:50 (PSU 14–7)

Second quarter

PSU – McSorley, 2-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 7:15 (PSU 21–7)
TU – Jones, 45-yard field goal, 0:04 (PSU 21–10)

Third quarter

PSU – Davis, 40-yard field goal, 9:03 (PSU 24–10)
TU – Phillip Walker, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 1:56 (PSU 24–17)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Davis, 30-yard field goal, 12:45 (PSU 27–17)
TU – Thomas, 2-yard TD run, Jones kick good, 8:10 (PSU 27–24)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 55-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 7:20 (PSU 34–24)
TU – Jones, 34-yard field goal, 2:10 (PSU 34–27)

Top passers

TU – P. J. Walker – 25/34, 286 yards, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 18/24, 287 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

TU – Jahad Thomas – 14 carries, 52 yards 2 TD
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 9 carries, 68 yards, TD

Top receivers

TU – Thomas – 6 receptions, 48 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Top defenders

TU – Sean Chandler – 8 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Malik Golden – 9 tackles

#4 Michigan

Penn State vs. Michigan – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	0	3	7	10
#4 Michigan	14	14	7	14	49

at Michigan Stadium

Date: September 24
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); mostly sunny
Game attendance: 110,319
Referee: Daniel Capron
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming, Brian Griese, Todd McShay
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

UM – Khalid Hill, 1-yard TD run, Kenny Allen kick good, 9:51 (UM 7–0)
UM – De'Veon Smith, 2-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 3:57 (UM 14–0)

Second quarter

UM – Devin Asiasi, 3-yard TD pass from Wilton Speight, Allen kick good, 14:09 (UM 21–0)
UM – Karan Higdon, 2-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 0:46 (UM 28–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Tyler Davis, 21-yard field goal, 11:31 (UM 28–3)
UM – Chris Evans, 3-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 2:42 (UM 35–3)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Chris Godwin, 8-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Davis kick good, 11:22 (UM 35–10)
UM – Higdon, 40-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 6:11 (UM 42–10)
UM – Ty Isaac, 3-yard TD run, Allen kick good, 2:04 (UM 49–10)

Top passers

PSU – Trace McSorley – 16/27, 121 yards, TD, INT
UM – Wilton Speight – 21/34, 189 yards, TD

Top rushers

PSU – Saquon Barkley – 15 carries, 59 yards
UM – De'Veon Smith – 12 carries, 107 yards, TD

Top receivers

PSU – Barkley – 5 receptions, 77 yards
PSU – Mike Gesicki - 5 receptions, 23 yards
UM – Amara Darboh – 7 receptions, 44 yards

Top defenders

PSU – Malik Golden – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
UM – Ben Gedeon – 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)

Minnesota

Minnesota vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Minnesota	3	10	0	10	3	26
Penn State	0	3	17	3	6	29

at Beaver Stadium

Date: October 1
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); cloudy, showers
Game attendance: 95,332
Referee: Don Willard
TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Chuck Long
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

UM – Emmit Carpenter, 37-yard field goal, 0:55 (UM 3–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Tyler Davis, 19-yard field goal, 12:00 (TIE 3–3)
UM – Drew Wolitarsky, 9-yard TD pass from Mitch Leidner, Carpenter kick good, 2:06 (UM 10–3)
UM – Carpenter, 35-yard field goal, 0:01 (UM 13–3)

Third quarter

PSU – Irvin Charles, 80-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Davis kick good, 9:54 (UM 13–10)
PSU – Davis, 27-yard field goal, 7:28 (TIE 13–13)
PSU – McSorley, 6-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 2:27 (PSU 20–13)

Fourth quarter

UM – Shannon Brooks, 37-yard TD run, Carpenter kick good, 13:29 (TIE 20–20)
UM – Carpenter, 37-yard field goal, 0:54 (UM 23–20)
PSU – Davis, 40-yard field goal, 0:02 (TIE 23–23)

Overtime

UM – Carpenter, 46-yard field goal (UM 26–23)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 25-yard TD run (PSU 29–26)

Top passers

UM – Mitch Leidner – 24/40, 241 yards, TD, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 19/41, 335 yards, TD

Top rushers

UM – Rodney Smith – 23 carries, 104 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 63 yards, TD
PSU – McSorley – 8 carries, 73 yards, TD

Top receivers

UM – Brian Smith – 7 receptions, 101 yards
UM – Drew Wolitarsky – 7 receptions, 69 yards, TD
PSU – Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 70 yards

Top defenders

UM – Damarius Travis – 9 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Marcus Allen – 22 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)

Maryland

Maryland vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	7	7	0	0	14
Penn State	7	17	7	7	38

at Beaver Stadium

Date: October 8
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); rain, mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 100,778
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Mike Gesicki, 5-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good, 12:33 (PSU 7–0)
UM – Ty Johnson, 66-yard TD pass from Perry Hills, Adam Greene kick good, 7:13 (TIE 7–7)

Second quarter

PSU – Davis, 30-yard field goal, 12:20 (PSU 10–7)
PSU – McSorley, 9-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 6:06 (PSU 17–7)
UM – Tyrell Pigrome, 7-yard TD run, Greene kick good, 0:52 (PSU 17–14)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 45-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 0:15 (PSU 24–14)

Third quarter

PSU – DeAndre Thompkins, 70-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 0:00 (PSU 31–14)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Miles Sanders, 25-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 5:15 (PSU 38–14)

Top passers

UM – Tyrell Pigrome – 5/9, 28 yards
UM – Perry Hills – 5/7, 72 yards, TD, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 10/19, 152 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

UM – Lorenzo Harrison – 6 carries, 76 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 31 carries, 202 yards, TD

Top receivers

UM – D. J. Moore – 4 receptions, 15 yards
PSU – DeAndre Thompkins – 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Top defenders

UM – Shane Cockerille – 13 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Brandon Smith – 14 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), INT

#2 Ohio State

Ohio State vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Ohio State	0	12	9	0	21
Penn State	0	7	0	17	24

at Beaver Stadium

Date: October 22
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); cold, windy, brisk
Game attendance: 107,280
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Sam Ponder
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

OSU – Tyler Durbin, 33-yard field goal, 14:55 (OSU 3–0)
OSU – Marcus Baugh, 26-yard TD pass from J. T. Barrett, kick failed, 4:53 (OSU 9–0)
OSU – Durbin, 30-yard field goal, 1:14 (OSU 12–0)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 20-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good, 0:09 (OSU 12–7)

Third quarter

OSU – Curtis Samuel, 74-yard TD run, Durbin kick good, 10:10 (OSU 19–7)
OSU – Team safety (PSU fumble recovered in end zone), 8:31 (OSU 21–7)

Fourth quarter

PSU – McSorley, 2-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 13:32 (OSU 21–14)
PSU – Davis, 34-yard field goal, 9:33 (OSU 21–17)
PSU – Grant Haley, 60-yard TD run from blocked OSU field goal, Davis kick good, 4:27 (PSU 24–21)

Top passers

OSU – J. T. Barrett – 28/43, 245 yards, TD
PSU – Trace McSorley – 8/23, 154 yards, TD

Top rushers

OSU – Mike Weber – 21 carries, 71 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 12 carries, 99 yards
PSU – McSorley – 19 carries, 63 yards, TD

Top receivers

OSU – Curtis Samuel – 8 receptions, 68 yards
OSU – Weber – 8 receptions, 36 yards
PSU – Mike Gesicki – 4 receptions, 46 yards

Top defenders

OSU – Malik Hooker – 7 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Brandon Bell – 18 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

Purdue

Penn State vs. Purdue – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Penn State	7	10	24	21	62
Purdue	7	10	7	0	24

at Ross–Ade Stadium

Date: October 29
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); partly sunny
Game attendance: 33,157
Referee: Jeff Servinski
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Saquon Barkley, 3-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 11:33 (PSU 7–0)
PU – Markell Jones, 1-yard TD run, J. D. Dellinger kick good, 6:26 (TIE 7–7)

Second quarter

PU – Cameron Posey, 1-yard TD pass from David Blough, Dellinger kick good, 14:32 (PU 14–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 38-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Davis kick good, 12:33 (TIE 14–14)
PU – Dellinger, 42-yard field goal, 6:57 (PU 17–14)
PSU – Davis, 33-yard field goal, 2:36 (TIE 17–17)

Third quarter

PSU – Godwin, 1-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 12:29 (PSU 24–17)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 4-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 8:17 (PSU 31–17)
PSU – Davis, 29-yard field goal, 4:21 (PSU 34–17)
PU – DeAngelo Yancey, 62-yard TD pass from Blough, Dellinger kick good, 2:32 (PSU 34–24)
PSU – Miles Sanders, 21-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 1:18 (PSU 41–24)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Barkley, 81-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 13:56 (PSU 48–24)
PSU – Mark Allen, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 6:09 (PSU 55–24)
PSU – Robinson, 19-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 2:25 (PSU 62–24)

Top passers

PSU – Trace McSorley – 12/23, 228 yards, 3 TD
PU – David Blough – 34/50, 281 yards, 2 TD INT

Top rushers

PSU – Saquon Barkley – 18 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD
PSU – Tommy Stevens – 5 carries, 31 yards
PU – Markell Jones – 7 carries, 46 yards, TD

Top receivers

PSU – Barkley – 3 receptions, 70 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 58 yards, 2 TD
PU – Cameron Posey – 8 receptions, 50 yards, TD

Top defenders

PSU – Jason Cabinda – 9 tackles
PSU – Malik Golden – 8 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
PU – Markus Bailey – 7 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)

Iowa

Iowa vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	7	0	7	14
#20 Penn State	7	17	3	14	41

at Beaver Stadium

Date: November 5
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); clear, pleasant
Game attendance: 106,194
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Saeed Blacknall, 19-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good, 12:43 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Saquon Barkley, 57-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 10:28 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – McSorley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 7:58 (PSU 21–0)
UI – Akrum Wadley, 12-yard TD pass from C. J. Beathard, Keith Duncan kick good, 4:18 (PSU 21–7)
PSU – Davis, 30-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 24–7)

Third quarter

PSU – Davis, 37-yard field goal, 2:48 (PSU 27–7)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Barkley, 4-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 14:41 (PSU 34–7)
PSU – Tommy Stevens, 13-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 9:28 (PSU 41–7)
UI – Jerminic Smith, 36-yard TD pass from Beathard, Duncan kick good, 6:30 (PSU 41–14)

Top passers

UI – C. J. Beathard – 18/26, 204 yards, 2 TD, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 11/18, 240 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

UI – Akrum Wadley – 9 carries, 28 yards
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 20 carries, 167 yards, TD

Top receivers

UI – Jerminic Smith – 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
UI – Wadley – 5 receptions, 32 yards, TD
PSU – Chris Godwin – 4 receptions, 87 yards
PSU – Mike Gesicki – 4 receptions, 65 yards

Top defenders

UI – Brandon Snyder – 12 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Jason Cabinda – 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)

Indiana

Penn State vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Penn State	7	7	7	24	45
Indiana	0	14	10	7	31

at Memorial Stadium

Date: November 12
Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); sunny
Game attendance: 40,678
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Trace McSorley, 10-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 11:28 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

IU – Ricky Jones, 5-yard TD pass from Richard Lagow, Griffin Oakes kick good, 12:13 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 6-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 4:43 (PSU 14–7)
IU – Devine Redding, 12-yard TD run, Oakes kick good, 1:00 (TIE 14–14)

Third quarter

IU – Oakes, 47-yard field goal, 11:38 (IU 17–14)
IU – Redding, 6-yard TD run, Oakes kick good, 3:13 (IU 24–14)
PSU – Godwin, 21-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 1:09 (IU 24–21)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Saquon Barkley, 4-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 12:23 (PSU 28–24)
IU – Nick Westbrook, 40-yard TD pass from Lagow, Oakes kick good, 11:06 (IU 31–28)
PSU – Barkley, 2-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 3:58 (PSU 35–31)
PSU – Davis, 39-yard field goal, 1:07 (PSU 38–31)
PSU – Torrence Brown, 9-yard fumble return for TD, Davis kick good, 0:29 (PSU 45–31)

Top passers

PSU – Trace McSorley – 16/30, 332 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
IU – Richard Lagow – 23/40, 292 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

PSU – Saquon Barkley – 33 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
IU – Devine Redding – 23 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

PSU – Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 88 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD
IU – Mitchell Paige – 6 receptions, 43 yards

Top defenders

PSU – Marcus Allen – 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
IU – Tegray Scales – 9 tackles, 4 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

Rutgers

Penn State vs. Rutgers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Penn State	6	3	16	14	39
Rutgers	0	0	0	0	0

at High Point Solutions Stadium

Date: November 19
Game time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); cloudy, rain later, wind
Game attendance: 51,366
Referee: Don Willard
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Tyler Davis, 32-yard field goal, 6:34 (PSU 3–0)
PSU – Davis, 34-yard field goal, 1:42 (PSU 6–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Davis, 40-yard field goal, 5:28 (PSU 9–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Saquon Barkley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 12:33 (PSU 16–0)
PSU – Davis, 32-yard field goal, 6:46 (PSU 19–0)
PSU – Andre Robinson, 2-yard TD run, 2-point conversion failed, 3:32 (PSU 25–0)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Mark Allen, 27-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Davis kick good, 7:59 (PSU 32–0)
PSU – Tommy Stevens, 12-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 4:07 (PSU 39–0)

Top passers

PSU – Trace McSorley – 17/33, 210 yards, TD
RU – Giovanni Rescigno – 7/16, 48 yards

Top rushers

PSU – Saquon Barkley – 16 carries, 92 yards, TD
RU – Justin Goodwin – 10 carries, 20 yards

Top receivers

PSU – Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 47 yards
RU – Andre Patton – 4 receptions, 29 yards

Top defenders

PSU – Brandon Bell – 5 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
RU – Saquan Hampton – 11 tackles

Michigan State

Michigan State vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	6	6	0	0	12
#8 Penn State	0	10	21	14	45

at Beaver Stadium

Date: November 26
Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); cold, cloudy
Game attendance: 97,418
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

MSU – Michael Geiger, 28-yard field goal, 8:13 (MSU 3–0)
MSU – Geiger, 36-yard field goal, 2:44 (MSU 6–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Tyler Davis, 35-yard field goal, 13:11 (MSU 6–3)
MSU – Geiger, 33-yard field goal, 7:17 (MSU 9–3)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 2:14 (PSU 10–9)
MSU – Geiger, 21-yard field goal, 0:14 (MSU 12–10)

Third quarter

PSU – Chris Godwin, 34-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Davis kick good, 11:02 (PSU 17–12)
PSU – Mike Gesicki, 45-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 7:03 (PSU 24–12)
PSU – Godwin, 59-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 2:05 (PSU 31–12)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Andre Robinson, 14-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 6:33 (PSU 38–12)
PSU – Robinson, 40-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 3:40 (PSU 45–12)

Top passers

MSU – Tyler O'Connor – 17/33, 118 yards
PSU – Trace McSorley – 17/23, 376 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

MSU – L. J. Scott – 16 carries, 59 yards
PSU – Andre Robinson – 3 carries, 32 yards, TD
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 12 carries, 14 yards, TD

Top receivers

MSU – Josiah Price – 6 receptions, 63 yards
PSU – Chris Godwin – 5 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

MSU – Montae Nicholson – 8 tackles
PSU – Brandon Bell – 18 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)

#6 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship Game)

Wisconsin vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Wisconsin	14	14	3	0	31
#8 Penn State	7	7	14	10	38

at Lucas Oil Stadium

Date: December 3
Game time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: indoors, roof closed
Game attendance: 65,018
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Shannon Spake
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

UW – Austin Ramesh, 1-yard TD run, Andrew Endicott kick good, 5:27 (UW 7–0)
UW – Corey Clement, 67-yard TD run, Endicott kick good, 3:06 (UW 14–0)
PSU – Mike Gesicki, 33-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Tyler Davis kick good, 1:10 (UW 14–7)

Second quarter

UW – Ryan Connelly, 12-yard TD run (fumble recovery from high snap), Endicott kick good, 9:42 (UW 21–7)
UW – Dare Ogunbowale, 7-yard TD run, Endicott kick good, 5:15 (UW 28–7)
PSU – Saeed Blacknall, 40-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 0:58 (UW 28–14)

Third quarter

PSU – Blacknall, 70-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 10:58 (UW 28–21)
PSU – Saquon Barkley, 1-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 4:22 (TIE 28–28)
UW – Endicott, 23-yard field goal, 0:16 (UW 31–28)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Barkley, 18-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 13:41 (PSU 35–31)
PSU – Davis, 24-yard field goal, 5:14 (PSU 38–31)

Top passers

UW – Bart Houston – 16/21, 174 yards
PSU – Trace McSorley – 22/31, 384 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

UW – Corey Clement – 21 carries, 164 yards, TD
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 19 carries, 83 yards, TD

Top receivers

UW – Jazz Peavy – 4 receptions, 53 yards
UW – Dare Ogunbowale – 4 receptions, 28 yards
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton – 8 receptions, 118 yards
PSU – Saeed Blacknall – 6 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

UW – Vince Biegel – 8 tackles
PSU – Brandon Bell – 13 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

#9 USC (Rose Bowl)

USC vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 USC	13	14	8	17	52
#5 Penn State	0	21	28	0	49

at Rose Bowl

Date: January 2, 2017
Game time: 5:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); cloudy
Game attendance: 95,128
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Samantha Ponder
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

USC – Deontay Burnett, 26-yard TD pass from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick good, 10:31 (USC 7–0)
USC – Boermeester, 22-yard field goal, 4:42 (USC 10–0)
USC – Boermeester, 44-yard field goal, 0:21 (USC 13–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Saquon Barkley, 24-yard TD run, Tyler Davis kick good, 11:44 (USC 13–7)
USC – Burnett, 3-yard TD pass from Darnold, Boermeester kick good, 10:15 (USC 20–7)
PSU – Chris Godwin, 30-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley, Davis kick good, 8:39 (USC 20–14)
USC – Darreus Rogers, 3-yard TD pass from Darnold, Boermeester kick good, 6:16 (USC 27–14)
PSU – Mike Gesicki, 11-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 0:54 (USC 27–21)

Third quarter

PSU – Barkley, 79-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 13:05 (PSU 28–27)
PSU – Godwin, 72-yard TD run, Davis kick good, 11:27 (PSU 35–27)
PSU – McSorley, 3-yard TD TD run, Davis kick good, 10:26 (PSU 42–27)
USC – JuJu Smith-Schuster, 13-yard TD pass from Darnold, Taylor McNamara pass from Darnold for 2-point conversion, 6:47 (PSU 42–35)
PSU – Barkley, 7-yard TD pass from McSorley, Davis kick good, 1:55 (PSU 49–35)

Fourth quarter

USC – Ronald Jones II, 3-yard TD TD run, Boermeester kick good, 8:15 (PSU 49–42)
USC – Burnett, 27-yard TD pass from Darnold, Boermeester kick good, 1:20 (TIE 49–49)
USC – Boermeester, 46-yard field goal, 0:00 (USC 52–49)

Top passers

USC – Sam Darnold – 33/53, 453 yards, 5 TD, INT
PSU – Trace McSorley – 18/29, 254 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

USC – Ronald Jones II – 20 carries, 55 yards, TD
PSU – Saquon Barkley – 25 carries, 194 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

USC – Deontay Burnett – 13 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD
PSU – Chris Godwin – 9 receptions, 2 TD

Top defenders

USC – Stevie Tu'ikolovatu – 8 tackles
PSU – Jason Cabinda – 11 tackles

Awards and honors

Players

Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Marcus Allen	Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week	October 3, 2016	^[5]
Saquon Barkley	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	October 10, 2016	^[6]
Brandon Smith	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week	October 10, 2016	^[6]
Brandon Bell	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week	October 24, 2016	^[7]
Marcus Allen	Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week	October 24, 2016	^[7]
Grant Haley	Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week	October 24, 2016	^[7]
Saquon Barkley	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	October 31, 2016	^[8]
Connor McGovern	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	November 7, 2016	^[9]
Tyler Davis	Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week	November 21, 2016	^[10]
Trace McSorley	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	November 29, 2016	^[11]
Saquon Barkley	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year	November 30, 2016	^[12]
Saquon Barkley	Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year	November 29, 2016	^[12]
Saquon Barkley	Chicago Tribune Silver Football	December 7, 2016	^[13]

All-Big Ten^[14]^[15]
Player	Selection
Grant Haley	First Team (Coaches & Media)
Tyler Davis	First Team (Coaches) Second Team (Media)
Saquon Barkley	Second Team (Coaches & Media)
Trace McSorley	Second Team (Coaches & Media)
Garrett Sickels	Second Team (Coaches) Third Team (Media)
Evan Schwan	Third Team (Coaches & Media)
Jason Cabinda	Third Team (Coaches) Honorable Mention (Media)
Marcus Allen	Third Team (Coaches) Honorable Mention (Media)
Chris Godwin	Third Team (Media) Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Mike Gesicki	Second Team (Media) Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Brandon Bell	Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Brian Gaia	Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Blake Gillikin	Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)
Parker Cothren	Honorable Mention (Coaches)
John Reid	Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media)

Coaches

Awards
Coach	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
James Franklin	Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)	November 22, 2016
James Franklin	Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year	December 7, 2016	^[16]

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Western Conference	Wisconsin (1896) Wisconsin (1897) Michigan (1898) Chicago (1899) Iowa & Minnesota (1900) Michigan & Wisconsin (1901) Michigan (1902) Michigan, Minnesota, & Northwestern (1903) Michigan & Minnesota (1904) Chicago (1905) Michigan, Minnesota, & Wisconsin (1906) Chicago (1907) Chicago (1908) Minnesota (1909) Illinois & Minnesota (1910) Minnesota (1911) Wisconsin (1912) Chicago (1913) Illinois (1914) Illinois & Minnesota (1915) Ohio State (1916)
Big Ten	Ohio State (1917) Illinois, Michigan, & Purdue (1918) Illinois (1919) Ohio State (1920) Iowa (1921) Chicago, Iowa, & Michigan (1922) Illinois & Michigan (1923) Chicago (1924) Michigan (1925) Michigan & Northwestern (1926) Illinois & Minnesota (1927) Illinois (1928) Purdue (1929) Michigan & Northwestern (1930) Purdue, Michigan & Northwestern (1931) Michigan & Purdue (1932) Michigan & Minnesota (1933) Minnesota (1934) Minnesota & Ohio State (1935) Northwestern (1936) Minnesota (1937) Minnesota (1938) Ohio State (1939) Minnesota (1940) Minnesota (1941) Ohio State (1942) Michigan & Purdue (1943) Ohio State (1944) Indiana (1945)
Big Nine	Illinois (1946) Michigan (1947) Michigan (1948) Michigan & Ohio State (1949)
Big Ten	Michigan (1950) Illinois (1951) Purdue & Wisconsin (1952) Illinois & Michigan State (1953) Ohio State (1954) Ohio State (1955) Iowa (1956) Ohio State (1957) Iowa (1958) Wisconsin (1959) Minnesota & Iowa (1960) Ohio State (1961) Wisconsin (1962) Illinois (1963) Michigan (1964) Michigan State (1965) Michigan State (1966) Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue (1967) Ohio State (1968) Michigan & Ohio State (1969) Ohio State (1970) Michigan (1971) Michigan & Ohio State (1972) Michigan & Ohio State (1973) Michigan & Ohio State (1974) Ohio State (1975) Michigan & Ohio State (1976) Michigan & Ohio State (1977) Michigan & Michigan State (1978) Ohio State (1979) Michigan (1980) Iowa & Ohio State (1981) Michigan (1982) Illinois (1983) Ohio State (1984) Iowa (1985) Michigan & Ohio State (1986) Michigan State (1987) Michigan (1988) Michigan (1989) Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, & Michigan State (1990) Michigan (1991) Michigan (1992) Ohio State & Wisconsin (1993) Penn State (1994) Northwestern (1995) Ohio State & Northwestern (1996) Michigan (1997) Michigan, Ohio State, & Wisconsin (1998) Wisconsin (1999) Michigan, Northwestern, & Purdue (2000) Illinois (2001) Ohio State & Iowa (2002) Michigan (2003) Iowa & Michigan (2004) Ohio State & Penn State (2005) Ohio State (2006) Ohio State (2007) Ohio State & Penn State (2008) Ohio State (2009) Michigan State & Wisconsin (2010) Wisconsin (2011) Wisconsin (2012) Michigan State (2013) Ohio State (2014) Michigan State (2015) Penn State (2016) Ohio State (2017) Ohio State (2018) Ohio State (2019) Ohio State (2020) Michigan (2021) Michigan (2022) Michigan (2023)
National championships in bold