1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Michigan $   8 0     12 0  
No. 12 Ohio State   6 2     10 3  
No. 16 Penn State   6 2     9 3  
No. 15 Purdue   6 2     9 3  
Wisconsin   5 3     8 5  
Iowa   4 4     7 5  
Michigan State   4 4     7 5  
Northwestern   3 5     5 7  
Minnesota   1 7     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     2 9  
Illinois   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1997 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

September 63:30 p.m.Pittsburgh*No. 1

ABCW 34–17 97,115 September 131:00 p.m.Temple*No. 1

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

W 52–10 96,735 September 2012:00 p.m.at Louisville*No. 1

CBSW 57–21 39,826 October 412:30 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 2

ESPN2W 41–6 51,523 October 113:30 p.m.No. 7 Ohio StateNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (Rivalry)

ABCW 31–27 97,282 October 1812:00 p.m.MinnesotadaggerNo. 1

ESPN+W 16–15 96,953 November 112:30 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 2

ESPNW 30–27 47,129 November 83:30 p.m.No. 4 MichiganNo. 2

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCL 8–34 97,498 November 1512:00 p.m.at No. 19 PurdueNo. 6

ESPNW 42–17 52,156 November 223:30 p.m.No. 24 WisconsinNo. 6

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 35–10 96,934 November 291:00 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 4

ABCL 14–49 73,623 January 1, 19981:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 11

ABCL 6–21 72,940

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Post season

NFL Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 5 5 Curtis Enis Running back Chicago Bears
2nd 25 55 Joe Jurevicius Wide receiver New York Giants
5th 28 151 Phil Ostrowski Offensive guard San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.