Block Six
| 2016 Ohio State vs. Penn State football game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | October 22, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Beaver Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | State College, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Ohio State by 19.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Cannon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 107,280 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
The Block Six was a blocked field goal by the Penn State Nittany Lions against the Ohio State Buckeyes, resulting in a 70-yard touchdown return in the final minutes of a 2016 rivalry game between the two teams in Happy Valley. The play led Penn State to beat Ohio State for the first time in five years, with a final score of 24–21. It is regarded as one of the best plays in Penn State football history, and marked the program's return to national relevance following the Jerry Sandusky scandal.