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
Record	10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe Paterno (34th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fran Ganter (16th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Sandusky (23rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium

1999 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Wisconsin $		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 7 Michigan State		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 5 Michigan %		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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Arizona*	No. 3	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (Pigskin Classic, College GameDay)	ABC	W 41–7	97,168
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Akron*	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN Plus	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 Bowl Miami, 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 Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN Plus	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 Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ABC	W 31–25	68,355
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 27–7	50,014	[2]
November 6	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	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 (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–31	96,840
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Michigan State	No. 13	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 28–35	74,231
December 28	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 18 Texas A&M*	No. 13	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	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

Roster

1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 78 John Blick Sr 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 G 71 Joe Hartings So WR 24 Bryant Johnson Fr TE 82 Brad Karson So OT 67 Kareem McKenzie Jr TE 89 Tony Stewart Jr QB 16 Kevin Thompson Sr RB 22 Kenny Watson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class 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 DE 96 Bob Jones So 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. # Name Class P 41 Pat Pidgeon Sr	Head coach Joe Paterno Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	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	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	Not released									2	2	7	11	12	13	11	Not released

Post season

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

Awards

• LaVar Arrington

Chuck Bednarik Award

Dick Butkus Award

Notes

• Penn State sets a new single season attendance record of 675,503 fans.

References

1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
2. Reinmuth, Gary (October 31, 1999). "Penn State leaves Illinois without ghost of a chance". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:7. Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.