Penn State Football’s top 10 wins of the James Franklin era

STATE COLLEGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 18: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions looks on during the second half of the game against the Auburn Tigers at Beaver Stadium on September 18, 2021 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

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Chris Godwin #12 of the Penn State Nittany Lions (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

No. 8 – 2016 vs Michigan State

It was the what this win meant for this Penn State Football program that gets in on the list.

With some help from Ohio State earlier in the day, winning this game would send the Nittany Lions to the Big Ten Championship game.

After trailing 12-10 at halftime, Penn State’s “home run offense” took control of the game. Trace McSorley tossed four touchdown passes in the second half, and the Nittany Lions went on to win 45-12.

For me personally, this was the game that I could feel that Penn State Football was back, more so than the Ohio State game earlier that season.

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