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class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 4 <a href="/wiki/1999_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> $ </td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 7 <a href="/wiki/1999_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1999 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 5 <a href="/wiki/1999_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1999 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> % </td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 11 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Penn State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 18 <a href="/wiki/1999_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 24 <a href="/wiki/1999_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 25 <a href="/wiki/1999_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1999_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1999_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1999 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1999_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1999 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1999_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – BCS representative as conference champion</li><li>% – BCS at-large representative</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University" title="Pennsylvania State University">Pennsylvania State University</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1999 NCAA Division I-A football season">1999 NCAA Division I-A football season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team was coached by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Joe Paterno</a> and played its home games in <a href="/wiki/Beaver_Stadium" title="Beaver Stadium">Beaver Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="University Park, Pennsylvania">University Park, Pennsylvania</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">August 28</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4 <a href="/wiki/1999_Arizona_Wildcats_football_team" title="1999 Arizona Wildcats football team">Arizona</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_Stadium" title="Beaver Stadium">Beaver Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="University Park, Pennsylvania">University Park, PA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pigskin_Classic" title="Pigskin Classic">Pigskin Classic</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(football_TV_program)" title="College GameDay (football TV program)">College GameDay</a></i>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_ABC" title="College Football on ABC">ABC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 41–7</td><td style="text-align:center">97,168</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 4</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Akron_Zips_football_team" title="1999 Akron Zips football team">Akron</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Beaver Stadium</li><li>University Park, PA</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Events" title="ESPN Events">ESPN Plus</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 70–24</td><td style="text-align:center">95,192</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 11</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Pittsburgh_Panthers_football_team" title="1999 Pittsburgh Panthers football team">Pittsburgh</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Beaver Stadium</li><li>University Park, PA (<a href="/wiki/Penn_State%E2%80%93Pittsburgh_football_rivalry" title="Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football" title="ESPN College Football">ESPN</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 20–17</td><td style="text-align:center">96,127</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 18</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 8 <a href="/wiki/1999_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1999 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Miami Orange Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami, FL</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/College_Football_on_CBS_Sports" title="College Football on CBS Sports">CBS</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 27–23</td><td style="text-align:center">74,427</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 25</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1999 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Beaver Stadium</li><li>University Park, PA</li></ul></div></td><td>ESPN</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 45–24</td><td style="text-align:center">96,416</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 9</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1999_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1999 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kinnick_Stadium" title="Kinnick Stadium">Kinnick Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_City,_Iowa" title="Iowa City, Iowa">Iowa City, IA</a></li></ul></div></td><td>ESPN Plus</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 31–7</td><td style="text-align:center">66,398</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 16</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 18 <a href="/wiki/1999_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Beaver Stadium</li><li>University Park, PA (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_State%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 23–10</td><td style="text-align:center">97,007</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 23</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 16 <a href="/wiki/1999_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1999 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ross%E2%80%93Ade_Stadium" title="Ross–Ade Stadium">Ross–Ade Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/West_Lafayette,_Indiana" title="West Lafayette, Indiana">West Lafayette, IN</a></li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 31–25</td><td style="text-align:center">68,355</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 30</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1999_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(University_of_Illinois)" title="Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, IL</a></li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 27–7</td><td style="text-align:center">50,014</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1999 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Beaver Stadium</li><li>University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 23–24</td><td style="text-align:center">96,753</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 13</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:00 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 16 <a href="/wiki/1999_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1999 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 6</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Beaver Stadium</li><li>University Park, PA (<a href="/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Michigan–Penn State football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 27–31</td><td style="text-align:center">96,840</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">3:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 15 <a href="/wiki/1999_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1999 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spartan_Stadium_(East_Lansing,_Michigan)" title="Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)">Spartan Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/East_Lansing,_Michigan" title="East Lansing, Michigan">East Lansing, MI</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_State%E2%80%93Penn_State_football_rivalry" title="Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ABC</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 28–35</td><td style="text-align:center">74,231</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Tuesday">December 28</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">7:30 p.m.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 18 <a href="/wiki/1999_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_football_team" title="1999 Texas A&M Aggies football team">Texas A&M</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 13</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, TX</a> (<a href="/wiki/1999_Alamo_Bowl" title="1999 Alamo Bowl">Alamo Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>ESPN</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 24–0</td><td style="text-align:center">65,380</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1999_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li><li>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern time</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;">1999 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;background-color:#001E44;color:#FFFFFF;"> <th colspan="3">Players </th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Offense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>78</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Blick, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">John Blick</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Fullback_(gridiron_football)" title="Fullback (gridiron football)">FB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>36</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cerimele, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mike Cerimele</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>13</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Crenshaw, Sam"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Sam Crenshaw</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>20</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Drummond, Eddie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Drummond" title="Eddie Drummond">Eddie Drummond</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>34</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Easy, Omar"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Omar_Easy" title="Omar Easy">Omar Easy</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>2</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Fields, Chafie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chafie_Fields" title="Chafie Fields">Chafie Fields</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>85</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gilmore, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Gilmore_(American_football)" title="John Gilmore (American football)">John Gilmore</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>71</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Hartings, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Joe Hartings</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>24</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Bryant"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Johnson" title="Bryant Johnson">Bryant Johnson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>82</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Karson, Brad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Brad Karson</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">OT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>67</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="McKenzie, Kareem"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kareem_McKenzie" title="Kareem McKenzie">Kareem McKenzie</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>89</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Stewart, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart_(American_football)" title="Tony Stewart (American football)">Tony Stewart</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>16</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Thompson, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Kevin Thompson (American football)">Kevin Thompson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>22</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Watson, Kenny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Watson_(American_football)" title="Kenny Watson (American football)">Kenny Watson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Defense</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-right:1px solid #666; border-left:1px solid #666; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>11</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Arrington, LaVar"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/LaVar_Arrington" title="LaVar Arrington">LaVar Arrington</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>1</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Branch, Bruce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Branch" title="Bruce Branch">Bruce Branch</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>6</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Boyd, James"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_Boyd_(American_football)" title="James Boyd (American football)">James Boyd</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>86</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Brown, Courtney"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Courtney_Brown_(defensive_end)" title="Courtney Brown (defensive end)">Courtney Brown</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>99</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Falls, Tim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tim Falls</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>95</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Fleischhauer, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">David Fleischhauer</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)#Strong_safety" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">SS</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>4</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Fox, Derek"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Derek Fox</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>96</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Jones, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Jones_(long_snapper)" title="Bob Jones (long snapper)">Bob Jones</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">So</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>10</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Jue, Bhawoh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bhawoh_Jue" title="Bhawoh Jue">Bhawoh Jue</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>94</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kielmeyer, Marc"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Marc Kielmeyer</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>19</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="King, Anthony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Anthony King</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>37</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kurpeikis, Justin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Justin_Kurpeikis" title="Justin Kurpeikis">Justin Kurpeikis</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !">Jr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>27</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Macklin, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/David_Macklin" title="David Macklin">David Macklin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>26</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Scott, Bryan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Scott" title="Bryan Scott">Bryan Scott</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>43</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Short, Brandon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Short" title="Brandon Short">Brandon Short</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;"><b>Special teams</b> <table class="sortable" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; margin:0px; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; line-height:1.1em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Class </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)">P</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><kbd>41</kbd> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pidgeon, Pat"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Pat Pidgeon</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"><span data-sort-value="7.0 !">Sr</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Joe Paterno</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Coordinators/assistant coaches</dt></dl> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>(C)</b> Team captain</li> <li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li> <li><b>(I)</b> Ineligible</li></ul> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon_2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/15px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/23px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/30px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> Injured</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/23px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/30px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Redshirt</li></ul> <hr /> <p><span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nittanyanthology.com/99roster.doc">Roster</a></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td>29</td> <td>91</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Macklin" title="David Macklin">David Macklin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">Cornerback</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td>11</td> <td>105</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Short" title="Brandon Short">Brandon Short</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1999_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit 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football team">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Penn_State_football_team" title="1888 Penn State football team">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Penn_State_football_team" title="1889 Penn State football team">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Penn_State_football_team" title="1890 Penn State football team">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Penn_State_football_team" title="1891 Penn State football team">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Penn_State_football_team" title="1892 Penn State football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Penn_State_football_team" title="1893 Penn State football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Penn_State_football_team" title="1894 Penn State football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Penn_State_football_team" title="1895 Penn State football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Penn_State_football_team" title="1896 Penn State football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Penn_State_football_team" title="1897 Penn State football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Penn_State_football_team" title="1898 Penn State football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Penn_State_football_team" title="1899 Penn State football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Penn_State_football_team" title="1900 Penn State football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Penn_State_football_team" title="1901 Penn State football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Penn_State_football_team" title="1902 Penn State football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Penn_State_football_team" title="1903 Penn State football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Penn_State_football_team" title="1904 Penn State football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Penn_State_football_team" title="1905 Penn State football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Penn_State_football_team" title="1906 Penn State football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1907 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1908 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1909 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1910 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1911 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1912 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1913 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1914 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1915 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1916 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1917 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1918 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1919 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1920 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1921 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1922 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1923 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1924 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1925 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1926 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1927 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1928 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1929 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1930 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1931 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1932 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1933 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1934 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1935 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1936 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1937 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1938 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1939 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1940 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1941 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1942 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1943 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1944 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1945 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1946 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1947 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1948 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1949 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1950 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1951 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1952 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1953 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1954 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1955 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1956 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1957 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1958 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1959 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1963 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1964 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1965 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1966 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1967 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1968 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1969 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1970 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1971 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1972 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1973 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1974 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1975 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1976 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1977 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1978 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1979 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1980 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1981 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1981</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1982_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1982</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1984 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1985 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1985</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1986_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1986</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1987 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1989 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1990 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1991 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1992 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1993 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">1998</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2003 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2004 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2004</a></li> <li><a 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Lions football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2014 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2017 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">2019</a></li> <li><a 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