1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team explained

Year:	1997
Team:	Penn State Nittany Lions
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Coachrank:	17
Aprank:	16
Record:	9–3
Conf Record:	6–2
Hc Year:	32nd
Oc Year:	14th
Dc Year:	21st
Bowl Result:	L 6–21 vs. Florida

The 1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season.^[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.

NFL draft

Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1998 NFL draft.

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	5	5			Chicago Bears
2nd	25	55			New York Giants
5th	28	151			San Francisco 49ers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 26, 2015. August 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150805073351/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/1995-1999_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. News: Somber ending; Senior Nittany Lions melancholy after loss to Florida. The Times Leader. January 2, 1998. July 27, 2024. Newspapers.com.