The 1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season.[1] 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 |
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| September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 1 | | ABC | W 34–17 | 97,115 |
| September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Temple* | No. 1 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| | W 52–10 | 96,735 |
| September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Louisville* | No. 1 | | CBS | W 57–21 | 39,826 |
| October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 2 | | ESPN2 | W 41–6 | 51,523 |
| October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Ohio State | No. 2 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| ABC | W 31–27 | 97,282 |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 1 | | ESPN+ | W 16–15 | 96,953 |
| November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 2 | | ESPN | W 30–27 | 47,129 |
| November 8 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Michigan | No. 2 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | L 8–34 | 97,498 |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Purdue | No. 6 | | ESPN | W 42–17 | 52,156 |
| November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Wisconsin | No. 6 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA
| ABC | W 35–10 | 96,934 |
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 4 | | ABC | L 14–49 | 73,623 |
| January 1, 1998 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Florida | No. 11 | | ABC | L 6–21 | 72,940 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster[]
| 1997 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. |
# |
Name |
Class
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| P
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41
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Pidgeon, PatPat Pidgeon
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3.0 !So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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NFL Draft[]
Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft.
References[]
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