1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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 StadiuminUniversity Park, Pennsylvania.

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
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
Team	W		L	W		L
No.4Wisconsin $	7	–	1	10	–	2
No.7Michigan State	6	–	2	10	–	2
No.5Michigan %	6	–	2	10	–	2
No.11Penn State	5	–	3	10	–	3
No.18Minnesota	5	–	3	8	–	4
No.24Illinois	4	–	4	8	–	4
No.25Purdue	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

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.	atIowa	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.	atIllinois	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

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

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

^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

^ 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.

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