1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 43–14 vs. Auburn
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (12th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (19th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 0 010 2 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 1 011 2 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 3 09 3 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 3 09 4 0
Michigan State 4 3 16 5 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 4 08 4 0
Illinois 3 4 15 5 1
Wisconsin 3 4 14 5 2
Purdue 2 5 14 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 03 8 0
Indiana 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.