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 | | 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 |
| 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 |
| December 28 | 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
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| FB
|
36
|
Cerimele, MikeMike Cerimele
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| WR
|
13
|
Crenshaw, SamSam Crenshaw
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| WR
|
20
|
Drummond, EddieEddie Drummond
|
3.0 !So
|
| RB
|
34
|
Easy, OmarOmar Easy
|
3.0 !So
|
| WR
|
2
|
Fields, ChafieChafie Fields
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| TE
|
85
|
Gilmore, JohnJohn Gilmore
|
3.0 !So
|
| WR
|
24
|
Johnson, BryantBryant Johnson
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| TE
|
82
|
Karson, BradBrad Karson
|
3.0 !So
|
| T
|
67
|
McKenzie, KareemKareem McKenzie
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| TE
|
89
|
Stewart, TonyTony Stewart
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| QB
|
16
|
Thompson, KevinKevin Thompson
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| RB
|
22
|
Watson, KennyKenny Watson
|
5.0 !Jr
|
|
Defense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| LB
|
11
|
Arrington, LaVarLaVar Arrington
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| CB
|
1
|
Branch, BruceBruce Branch
|
3.0 !So
|
| CB
|
6
|
Boyd, JamesJames Boyd
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| DE
|
86
|
Brown, CourtneyCourtney Brown
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| DT
|
99
|
Falls, TimTim Falls
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| DT
|
95
|
Fleischhauer, DavidDavid Fleischhauer
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| SS
|
4
|
Fox, DerekDerek Fox
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| DE
|
96
|
Jones, BobBob Jones
|
3.0 !So
|
| CB
|
10
|
Jue, BhawohBhawoh Jue
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| DE
|
94
|
Kielmeyer, MarcMarc Kielmeyer
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| CB
|
19
|
King, AnthonyAnthony King
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| DE
|
37
|
Kurpeikis, JustinJustin Kurpeikis
|
5.0 !Jr
|
| CB
|
27
|
Macklin, DavidDavid Macklin
|
7.0 !Sr
|
| CB
|
26
|
Scott, BryanBryan Scott
|
1.0 !Fr
|
| LB
|
43
|
Short, BrandonBrandon Short
|
7.0 !Sr
|
|
Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| P
|
41
|
Pidgeon, PatPat Pidgeon
|
7.0 !Sr
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
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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.
References[]
