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American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 3:30 p.m. |
Pittsburgh* | No. 1 | |
ABC | W 34–17 | 97,115 |
September 13 | 1:00 p.m. |
Temple* | No. 1 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (rivalry)
| | W 52–10 | 96,735 |
September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Louisville* | No. 1 | |
CBS | W 57–21 | 39,826 |
October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Illinois | No. 2 | |
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. |
Minnesota | No. 1 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell)
|
ESPN Plus | W 16–15 | 96,953 |
November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | at
Northwestern | No. 2 | |
ESPN | W 30–27 | 47,129 |
November 8 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4
Michigan | No. 2 | - Beaver Stadium
- University Park, PA (
rivalry)
| ABC | L 8–34 | 97,498 |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19
Purdue | No. 6 | | 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 | | ABC | L 14–49 | 73,623 |
| 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6
Florida* | No. 11 | | ABC | L 6–21 | 72,940 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
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AP | 1 (21) | 1 (22) | 1 (23) | 1 (22) | 1 (25) | 2 (28) | 2 (25) | 2 (26) | 1 (51) | 2 (26) | 2 (25) | 2 (16) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 16 |
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Coaches | 2 (9) | | 2 (13) | 2 (12) | 2 (14) | 2 (14) | 2 (13) | 2 (11) | 1 (51) | 2 (29) | 2 (20) | 3 (8) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
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Roster
1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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41
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Pat Pidgeon
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
-
Redshirt
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NFL Draft
Three Nittany Lions were drafted in the
1998 NFL Draft.
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