Record: 10-3, .769 W-L% (10th of 114) ▪ Rank: 11th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 0-3 by NCAA.
Coach: Joe Paterno (10-3)
PS/G: 32.1 (18th of 114) ▪ PA/G: 18.0 (17th of 114)
SRS: 17.79 (5th of 114) ▪ SOS: 6.25 (10th of 114)
Bowl Game: Won Alamo Bowl 24-0 versus Texas A&M
| Pre | 8/30 | 9/6 | 9/12 | 9/19 | 9/26 | 10/3 | 10/10 | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | Final |
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| 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28, 1999 | Sat | (3) Penn State | (4) Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Pigskin Classic (State College, PA) | |
| 2 | Sep 4, 1999 | Sat | (2) Penn State | Akron | MAC | W | 70 | 24 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 11, 1999 | Sat | (2) Penn State | Pittsburgh | Big East | W | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 18, 1999 | Sat | (3) Penn State | @ | (8) Miami (FL) | Big East | W | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Sep 25, 1999 | Sat | (2) Penn State | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 45 | 24 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 9, 1999 | Sat | (2) Penn State | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Oct 16, 1999 | Sat | (2) Penn State | (18) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Oct 23, 1999 | Sat | (2) Penn State | @ | (16) Purdue | Big Ten | W | 31 | 25 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Oct 30, 1999 | Sat | (2) Penn State | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 27 | 7 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 10 | Nov 6, 1999 | Sat | (2) Penn State | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 23 | 24 | 9 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 13, 1999 | Sat | (6) Penn State | (16) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 27 | 31 | 9 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Nov 20, 1999 | Sat | (13) Penn State | @ | (15) Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 28 | 35 | 9 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 13 | Dec 28, 1999 | Tue | (13) Penn State | N | (18) Texas A&M | Big 12 | W | 24 | 0 | 10 | 3 | W 1 | Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) |