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.

1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 24–0 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (16th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (23rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Wisconsin $  7 1   10 2  
No. 7 Michigan State  6 2   10 2  
No. 5 Michigan %  6 2   10 2  
No. 11 Penn State  5 3   10 3  
No. 18 Minnesota  5 3   8 4  
No. 24 Illinois  4 4   8 4  
No. 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
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