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.
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Awards LaVar Arrington: Chuck Bednarik Award, Dick Butkus Award
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
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