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1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State text logo.svg
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 24–0 vs. Texas A&M
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 11
1999 record 10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Paterno (34th year)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#4 Wisconsin $   7 1         10 2  
#5 Michigan %   6 2         10 2  
#7 Michigan State   6 2         10 2  
#11 Penn State   5 3         10 3  
#18 Minnesota   5 3         8 4  
#24 Illinois   4 4         8 4  
#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. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Northwestern and Wisconsin this year.

Four Nittany Lions were drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft, including the first two overall picks.


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