The 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
Source |
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 |
|
November 6 |
12:00 p.m. |
Minnesota
|
No. 2 |
- Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
|
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
|
Roster
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
|
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
|
Week |
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 |
Post season
NFL draft
Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft, including the first two overall picks.
Awards
- Chuck Bednarik Award
- Dick Butkus Award