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1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
American college football season
The 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
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1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
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Alamo Bowl champion | |
Alamo Bowl, W 24–0 vs. Texas A&M | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 10–3 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter (16th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky (23rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Beaver Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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No. 4 Wisconsin $ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Michigan State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Michigan % | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Minnesota | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Arizona* | No. 3 | ABC | W 41–7 | 97,168 | ||
September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron* | No. 2 |
| ESPN Plus | W 70–24 | 95,192 | |
September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 20–17 | 96,127 | |
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Miami (FL)* | No. 3 | CBS | W 27–23 | 74,427 | ||
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 45–24 | 96,416 | |
October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 2 | ESPN Plus | W 31–7 | 66,398 | ||
October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Ohio State | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 23–10 | 97,007 | |
October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Purdue | No. 2 | ABC | W 31–25 | 68,355 | ||
October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 2 | ABC | W 27–7 | 50,014 | [2] | |
November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 2 |
| ESPN2 | L 23–24 | 96,753 | |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan | No. 6 |
| ABC | L 27–31 | 96,840 | |
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Michigan State | No. 13 | ABC | L 28–35 | 74,231 | ||
December 28 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 18 Texas A&M* | No. 13 | ESPN | W 24–0 | 65,380 | ||
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 3 (4) | 2 (26) | 2 (26) | 3 (6) | 2 (7) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | 2 (10) | 2 (9) | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Coaches Poll | 4 (8) | 4* | 2 (19) | 3 (7) | 2 (6) | 2 (5) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | 2 (7) | 2 (16) | 2 (13) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
BCS | Not released | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | Not released |
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NFL draft
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft, including the first two overall picks.
More information Round, Pick ...
Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Position | Team |
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1st | 1 | 1 | Courtney Brown | Defensive end | Cleveland Browns |
1st | 1 | 2 | LaVar Arrington | Linebacker | Washington Redskins |
3rd | 29 | 91 | David Macklin | Cornerback | Indianapolis Colts |
4th | 11 | 105 | Brandon Short | Linebacker | New York Giants |
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Awards
- Penn State sets a new single season attendance record of 675,503 fans.
- "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- Reinmuth, Gary (October 31, 1999). "Penn State leaves Illinois without ghost of a chance". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:7. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.