1996 Mellon Bank

Opponent

Date

Score

Slogan

USC (at Giants Stadium)

8-25-96

W 24-7

No Roman Holiday

Louisville

9-7-96

W 24-7

Shuffle the Cards

Northern Illinois

9-14-96

W 49-0

Lions Don’t Pull Sleds

Temple (at Giants Stadium)

9-21-96

W 41-0

I’ll be Hooting for the Lions

at Wisconsin

9-28-96

W 23-20

Too Badger Facing Lions

at Ohio State

10-5-96

L 7-38

It’s Pay Buck Time

Purdue

10-12-96

W 31-14

Burst Their Pipe Dreams

Iowa

10-19-96

L 20-21

Ground the Hawks

at Indiana

10-26-96

W 48-26

Hoosier Worst Nightmare? PSU

Northwestern

11-2-96

W 34-9

Lions - King Among Cats

at Michigan

11-9-96

W 29-17

No Safe Harbor in Ann Arbor

Michigan State

11-23-96

W 32-29

Disheartened Spartan

Texas / Fiesta Bowl

1-1-97

W 38-15

PSU Fiesta - Texas Siesta