# 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. 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 |
| August 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Arizona* | No. 3 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Pigskin Classic, College GameDay) | ABC | W 41–7 | 97,168 |
| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron* | No. 2 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN Plus | W 70–24 | 95,192 |
| September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 2 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ESPN | W 20–17 | 96,127 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Miami (FL)* | No. 3 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | CBS | W 27–23 | 74,427 |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Indiana | No. 2 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN | W 45–24 | 96,416 |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 2 | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPN Plus | W 31–7 | 66,398 |
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Ohio State | No. 2 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ABC | W 23–10 | 97,007 |
| October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Purdue | No. 2 | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | ABC | W 31–25 | 68,355 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | ABC | W 27–7 | 50,014 |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 2 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell) | ESPN2 | L 23–24 | 96,753 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan | No. 6 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ABC | L 27–31 | 96,840 |
| November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Michigan State | No. 13 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) | ABC | L 28–35 | 74,231 |
| December 28 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 18 Texas A&M* | No. 13 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | W 24–0 | 65,380 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 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