1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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

The 1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 34th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Ten. Penn State was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated Texas A&M. The team played home games at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Penn State set a new-single season attendance record of 675,503.