1996 Outback Bowl

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. 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.

1996 Outback Bowl

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. 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.