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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-

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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
Record	10-3
Points Scored	417
Scoring Average	32.1
Points Allowed	234
Defense Average	18.0
Opponents Record	80-60
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	4-1

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	8-4	368	196	Lost 20-24	5-3	225	158	Glen Mason
Illinois	8-4	388	275	Won 63-21	4-4	205	205	Ron Turner
Indiana	4-7	291	386		3-5	205	291	Cam Cameron
Wisconsin	10-2	409	154	Won 17-9	7-1	281	108	Barry Alvarez
Michigan	10-2	361	247	Won 35-34	6-2	245	175	Lloyd Carr
Michigan State	10-2	378	245	Won 37-34	6-2	240	171	Nick Saban
Penn State	10-3	417	234	Won 24-0	5-3	235	163	Joe Paterno
Purdue	7-5	384	305	Lost 25-28	4-4	226	225	Joe Tiller
Ohio State	6-6	285	287		3-5	157	208	John Cooper
Northwestern	3-8	141	301		1-7	106	254	Randy Walker
Iowa	1-10	162	347		0-8	121	288	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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.