1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 17
AP No. 16
1997 record 9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Paterno (32nd year)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
1997 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Michigan $   8 0         12 0  
#12 Ohio State   6 2         10 3  
#16 Penn State   6 2         9 3  
#15 Purdue   6 2         9 3  
Wisconsin   5 3         8 5  
Iowa   4 4         7 5  
Michigan State   4 4         7 5  
Northwestern   3 5         5 7  
Minnesota   1 7         3 9  
Indiana   1 7         2 9  
Illinois   0 8         0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh* No. 1 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Rivalry) ABC W 34–17   97,115
September 13 1:00 p.m. Temple* No. 1 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA W 52–10   96,735
September 20 12:00 p.m. at Louisville* No. 1 Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY CBS W 57–21   39,826
October 4 12:30 p.m. at Illinois No. 2 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPN2 W 41–6   51,523
October 11 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Ohio State No. 2 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ABC W 31–27   97,282
October 18 12:00 p.m. Minnesotadagger No. 1 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell) ESPN+ W 16–15   96,953
November 1 12:30 p.m. at Northwestern No. 2 Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPN W 30–27   47,129
November 8 3:30 p.m. No. 4 Michigan No. 2 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 8–34   97,498
November 15 12:00 p.m. at No. 19 Purdue No. 6 Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPN W 42–17   52,156
November 22 3:30 p.m. No. 24 Wisconsin No. 6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 35–10   96,934
November 29 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State No. 4 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) ABC L 14–49   73,623
January 1, 1998 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 6 Florida No. 11 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 6–21   72,940
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL Draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
1st 5 5 Curtis Enis Running back Chicago Bears
2nd 25 55 Joe Jurevicius Wide receiver New York Giants
5th 28 151 Phil Ostrowski Offensive guard San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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