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Penn State Football Team History


Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
 University Park, PA
Founded: 1855
Stadium: Beaver Stadium
Capacity: 106,537
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Joe Paterno
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Joe Paterno enters his 34th season as Head Coach at Penn State.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 28  vs. Arizona  41   7   W    @ State College, PA   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Akron  70   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Pittsburgh  20   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Miami (Florida)  27   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Indiana  45   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Iowa  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Ohio State  23   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Purdue  31   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Illinois  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Minnesota  23   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Michigan  27   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Michigan State  28   35   L       
 Tue., Dec. 28   Texas A&M  24   0   W    @ San Antonio, TX   Alamo Bowl
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored417
  Scoring Average32.1
  Points Allowed234
  Defense Average18.0
  Opponents Record80-60
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-1
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
11 10-3-0 AP
11 10-3-0 Coaches
11 10-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1999 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-4368196Lost  20-245-3225158  Glen Mason
Illinois 8-4388275Won  63-214-4205205  Ron Turner
Indiana 4-7291386 3-5205291  Cam Cameron
Wisconsin 10-2409154Won  17-97-1281108  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-2361247Won  35-346-2245175  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 10-2378245Won  37-346-2240171  Nick Saban
Penn State 10-3417234Won  24-05-3235163  Joe Paterno
Purdue 7-5384305Lost  25-284-4226225  Joe Tiller
Ohio State 6-6285287 3-5157208  John Cooper
Northwestern 3-8141301 1-7106254  Randy Walker
Iowa 1-10162347 0-8121288  Kirk Ferentz

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.