1996 Outback Bowl
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The 1996 edition to the Outback Bowl featured the Auburn Tigers
, and the Penn State Nittany Lions. Penn State turned a close first half into a blowout, with a big third quarter run, and ended up winning 43-14. Penn State's 43 points remain to this day a record in the Outback Bowl.
The first quarter was dominated by defense, as the only points came on a 19 yard field goal from Penn State placekicker Brett Conway
. With that chip shot, Penn State opened up a 3-0 lead. With 12:39 left in the second quarter, Auburn posted the first touchdown of the game, with a beautiful 25 yard pass from quarterback Patrick Nix
to Robert Baker. Auburn claimed a 7-3 lead after the successful PAT.
Auburn's defense continued its stellar play, giving up field goals of 22 and 38 yards to fall behind 9-7. Then with just 5 seconds in the half, Penn State quarterback Wally Richardson
threw an 8 yard touchdown pass to Mike Archie
, to make it a 16-7 halftime lead.
Penn State opened the second half on a tear, thanks to effective adjustments. Just 5 minutes into the second half, Richardson earned his second touchdown pass of the game, a 9 yard spiral to Bobby Engram, who later played in the nfl, to take a 23-7 lead. Just 2 and a half minutes later, Richardson threw his third touchdown pass, a 4 yarder to Steven Pitts making it 29-7. Penn State elected to go for 2, but failed.
Halfback Curtis Enis
scored from 1 yard out to make it 36-7. A minute later, Richardson hooked up with Bobby Engram, for their second touchdown of the game, a 20 yarder. After 40 consecutive unanswered points by Penn State, they ran the score up to 43-7. Auburn scored one more time in the fourth quarter, on a 16 yard run by Kevin McLeod, making the final score 43-14.
1995 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1995 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Terry Bowden, they finished with an 8–4 record and a 5–3 mark in the SEC. Auburn played in the 1996 Outback Bowl at the end of the season, marking their first bowl game...
, and the Penn State Nittany Lions. Penn State turned a close first half into a blowout, with a big third quarter run, and ended up winning 43-14. Penn State's 43 points remain to this day a record in the Outback Bowl.
The first quarter was dominated by defense, as the only points came on a 19 yard field goal from Penn State placekicker Brett Conway
Brett Conway
Brett Alan Conway is a former professional American football player. He was a placekicker for seven seasons with various teams in the National Football League. He was drafted in the third round by the Green Bay Packers in the 1997 NFL Draft...
. With that chip shot, Penn State opened up a 3-0 lead. With 12:39 left in the second quarter, Auburn posted the first touchdown of the game, with a beautiful 25 yard pass from quarterback Patrick Nix
Patrick Nix
Patrick Nix is a college football coach and former player in the United States.-Player:Patrick Nix began his career at Etowah High School in Attalla, Alabama. Nix was a standout quarterback at Auburn University, where he came in for an injured Stan White vs. Alabama to help lead the Tigers to a...
to Robert Baker. Auburn claimed a 7-3 lead after the successful PAT.
Auburn's defense continued its stellar play, giving up field goals of 22 and 38 yards to fall behind 9-7. Then with just 5 seconds in the half, Penn State quarterback Wally Richardson
Wally Richardson
Wallace Herman "Wally" Richardson is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He started at QB for the XFL's NY/NJ Hitmen. He played college football at Penn State.-References:...
threw an 8 yard touchdown pass to Mike Archie
Mike Archie
Michael Lamont Archie is a former professional American football player who played running back in the NFL and XFL.-Professional football:...
, to make it a 16-7 halftime lead.
Penn State opened the second half on a tear, thanks to effective adjustments. Just 5 minutes into the second half, Richardson earned his second touchdown pass of the game, a 9 yard spiral to Bobby Engram, who later played in the nfl, to take a 23-7 lead. Just 2 and a half minutes later, Richardson threw his third touchdown pass, a 4 yarder to Steven Pitts making it 29-7. Penn State elected to go for 2, but failed.
Halfback Curtis Enis
Curtis Enis
Curtis D. Enis is a former professional American football player. For three seasons he played running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League...
scored from 1 yard out to make it 36-7. A minute later, Richardson hooked up with Bobby Engram, for their second touchdown of the game, a 20 yarder. After 40 consecutive unanswered points by Penn State, they ran the score up to 43-7. Auburn scored one more time in the fourth quarter, on a 16 yard run by Kevin McLeod, making the final score 43-14.
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