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.
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 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ESPN Plus | W 70–24 | 95,192 | |
September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 2 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| 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 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| 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 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| 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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 2 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell)
| ESPN2 | L 23–24 | 96,753 | |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan | No. 6 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| 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 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 18 Texas A&M* | No. 13 | | ESPN | W 24–0 | 65,380 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 41 | Pat Pidgeon | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt Roster |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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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 |
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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 |
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BCS | Not released | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | Not released |
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Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL draft, including the first two overall picks.
- Chuck Bednarik Award
- Dick Butkus Award
- Penn State sets a new single season attendance record of 675,503 fans.
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