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1999 Outback Bowl

Field	Value
year_game_played	1999
game_name	Outback Bowl
subheader	13th Outback Bowl
football_season	1998
visitor_name_short	Kentucky
visitor_nickname	Wildcats
visitor_school	University of Kentucky
home_name_short	Penn State
home_nickname	Nittany Lions
home_school	Penn State University
visitor_record	7–4
visitor_conference	SEC
home_record	8–3
home_conference	Big Ten
visitor_coach	Hal Mumme
home_coach	Joe Paterno
home_rank_AP	22
home_rank_coaches	20
home_rank_BCS	NR
visitor_1q	14
visitor_2q	0
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	0
home_1q	3
home_2q	10
home_3q	6
home_4q	7
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Raymond James Stadium
city	Tampa, Florida
MVP	Courtney Brown (Penn State DE)
odds	Penn State favored by 7
referee	Jim Knight (ACC)
attendance	66,005
us_network	ESPN
us_announcers_link	List of announcers of major college bowl games
us_announcers	Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten

The 1999 Outback Bowl featured the Kentucky Wildcats and the Penn State Nittany Lions. It was the 13th edition of the Outback Bowl, and the first sellout in the bowl's history.

Summary

Penn State entered the game with an 8–3 record and was ranked 22nd in the AP poll; the Nittany Lions had been ranked as high as seventh in the AP poll that season. Kentucky entered the game at 7–4, unranked, though having been ranked earlier in the season in the USA Today coaches' poll. Penn State was favored by 7 points. Kentucky entered the game with three starting offensive linemen replaced by freshman reserves.

Kentucky started the scoring with a 36-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tim Couch to wide receiver Lance Mickelsen for an early 7–0 lead. Penn State responded with a 43-yard field goal from kicker Travis Forney. Minutes later, Tim Couch found Anthony White for a 16-yard touchdown pass, to give Kentucky a 14–3 lead.

In the second quarter, Penn State quarterback Kevin Thompson connected with Joe Nastasi for a 56-yard touchdown pass, pulling Penn State to within 14–10. Travis Forney kicked a 26-yard field goal before half to make the score 14–13.

In the third quarter, Forney connected on field goals of 21 and 25 yards, to give Penn State a 19–14 lead. In the fourth quarter, Chafie Fields scored on a 19-yard touchdown run with four minutes left to give Penn State a 26–14 lead. Penn State's defense held, with that being the final score.

References

"AP Poll Archive".
2001 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.164
[[Phil Steele's]] 2007 College Football Preview, p.55
2001 Kentucky Football Media Guide, '1999 Outback Bowl', p.169

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