1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season January 2025 February 2026 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football Penn State text logo.svg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11 11 10–3 5–3 Joe Paterno 34th Fran Ganter 16th Pro-style Jerry Sandusky 23rd 4–3 Brandon Short Kevin Thompson Beaver Stadium Alamo Bowl champion Alamo Bowl W 24–0 vs. Texas A&M The 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 34th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Ten. Penn State was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated Texas A&M. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Penn State set a new-single season attendance record of 675,503. Schedule 1999 AP Eastern August 28 1:00 p.m. w y 3 Arizona 4 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Pigskin Classic, College GameDay ABC 41–7 97,168 September 4 12:00 p.m. w y 2 Akron Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN Plus 70–24 95,192 September 11 12:00 p.m. w y 2 Pittsburgh Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ESPN 20–17 96,127 September 18 3:30 p.m. w y y 3 Miami (FL) 8 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL CBS 27–23 74,427 September 25 12:00 p.m. w 2 Indiana Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN 45–24 96,416 October 9 12:00 p.m. w y 2 Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN Plus 31–7 66,398 October 16 12:00 p.m. w 2 Ohio State 18 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 23–10 97,007 October 23 3:30 p.m. w y 2 Purdue 16 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN ABC 31–25 68,355 October 30 3:30 p.m. w y 2 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC 27–7 50,014 Reinmuth Gary Penn State leaves Illinois without ghost of a chance https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110850399/chicago-tribune/ October 6, 2022 Chicago Tribune October 31, 1999 3:7 Newspapers.com November 6 12:00 p.m. l y 2 Minnesota Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Governor's Victory Bell ESPN2 23–24 96,753 November 13 12:00 p.m. l 6 Michigan 16 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 27–31 96,840 November 20 3:30 p.m. l y 13 Michigan State 15 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI rivalry ABC 28–35 74,231 MSU Rides T.J. Train: Duckett's 4 touchdowns spark 35-28 win, probable New Year's Day bowl bid Lansing State Journal Larry Lage November 21, 1999 1C, 4C https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-msu-rides-tj-tra/167472636/ Newspapers.com December 28 Tuesday 7:30 p.m. w y y 13 Texas A&M 18 Alamodome San Antonio, TX Alamo Bowl ESPN 24–0 65,380 Rankings 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 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 0 16 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 9 15 2 2 7 11 12 13 11 Roster 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions f 78 Sr John Blick T 36 Jr Mike Cerimele FB 13 Jr Sam Crenshaw WR 20 So Eddie Drummond WR y 34 So Omar Easy RB y 2 Sr Chafie Fields WR y 85 So John Gilmore John Gilmore (American football) TE y 71 So Joe Hartings G 24 Fr Bryant Johnson WR y 82 So Brad Karson TE 67 Jr Kareem McKenzie T y 89 Jr Tony Stewart Tony Stewart (American football) TE y 16 Sr Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson (American football) QB y 22 Jr Kenny Watson Kenny Watson (American football) RB y 11 Jr LaVar Arrington LB y 1 So Bruce Branch CB y 6 Jr James Boyd James Boyd (American football) CB y 86 Sr Courtney Brown Courtney Brown (defensive end) DE y 99 Fr Tim Falls DT 95 Sr David Fleischhauer DT 4 Sr Derek Fox SS 96 So Bob Jones Bob Jones (long snapper) DE y 10 Jr Bhawoh Jue CB y 94 Jr Marc Kielmeyer DE 19 Sr Anthony King CB 37 Jr Justin Kurpeikis DE y 27 Sr David Macklin CB y 26 Fr Bryan Scott CB y 43 Sr Brandon Short LB y 41 Sr Pat Pidgeon P http://www.nittanyanthology.com/99roster.doc *Joe Paterno Awards LaVar Arrington: Chuck Bednarik Award, Dick Butkus Award NFL draft Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL draft, including the first two overall picks. Round Pick Overall Name Position Team 1st 1 1 Courtney Brown Defensive end Cleveland Browns 1st 1 2 LaVar Arrington Linebacker Washington Redskins 3rd 29 91 David Macklin Cornerback Indianapolis Colts 4th 11 105 Brandon Short Linebacker New York Giants References Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Category:Alamo Bowl champion seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football