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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.
Schedule
Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Wisconsin this year.
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+ | 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+ | 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 | No. 2 | | ESPN2 | L 23–24 | 96,753 | |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan | No. 6 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| 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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Roster
1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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P
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41
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Pat Pidgeon
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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Rankings
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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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
Notes
- Penn State sets a new single season attendance record of 675,503 fans.
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