1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 24–0 vs. Texas A&M
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 11
1999 record 10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Paterno (34th season)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
1999 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Wisconsin $  7 1     10 2  
No. 5 Michigan %  6 2     10 2  
No. 7 Michigan State  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  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

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
August 28 1:00 p.m. No. 4 Arizona* No. 3 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Pigskin Classic) 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 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL 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 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA 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 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ABC W 31–25   68,355
October 30 3:30 p.m. at Illinois No. 2 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ABC W 27–7   50,014
November 6 12:00 p.m. Minnesotadagger 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 ABC L 27–31   96,840
November 20 3:30 p.m. at No. 15 Michigan State No. 13 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) ABC L 28–35   74,231
December 28 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 18 Texas A&M No. 13 AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) ESPN W 24–0   65,380
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 36 Mike Cerimele Jr
WR 13 Sam Crenshaw Jr
WR 20 Eddie Drummond So
RB 34 Omar Easy So
WR 2 Chafie Fields Sr
TE 85 John Gilmore So
WR 24 Bryant Johnson Fr
TE 82 Brad Karson So
T 67 Kareem McKenzie Jr
TE 89 Tony Stewart Jr
QB 16 Kevin Thompson Sr
RB 22 Kenny Watson Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 11 LaVar Arrington Jr
CB 1 Bruce Branch So
CB 6 James Boyd Jr
DE 86 Courtney Brown Sr
DT 99 Tim Falls Fr
DT 95 David Fleischhauer Sr
SS 4 Derek Fox Sr
CB 10 Bhawoh Jue Jr
DE 94 Marc Kielmeyer Jr
CB 19 Anthony King Sr
DE 37 Justin Kurpeikis Jr
CB 27 David Macklin Sr
CB 26 Bryan Scott Fr
LB 43 Brandon Short Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 41 Pat Pidgeon Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Post season

NFL draft

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft, including the first two overall picks.

RoundPickOverallNamePositionTeam
1st11Courtney BrownDefensive endCleveland Browns
1st22LaVar ArringtonLinebackerWashington Redskins
3rd2991David MacklinCornerbackIndianapolis Colts
4th11105Brandon ShortLinebackerNew York Giants

Awards

Chuck Bednarik Award
Dick Butkus Award

References

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


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