The Nittany Lions' opponent in the 1986 national championship game -- the Miami Hurricanes -- will return to the Penn State football schedule for the 1999 season. The Nittany Lions will visit Miami in the Orange Bowl on Saturday, Sept. 18, for the first meeting between the two teams since the 1992 season. Miami will appear in Beaver Stadium on Sept. 1, 2001.
Miami is one of two Big East opponents on the 1999 schedule. The other is Pittsburgh. The Panthers are slated for a Sept. 11 visit to Beaver Stadium. The Lions host the University of Akron, a first-time foe from the Mid-American Conference, in the 1999 opener on Sept. 4.
Of the 10 Big Ten schools, Penn State will play home-and-away games in 1999-2000 against every team except Northwestern and Wisconsin, who rotate off the schedule. In addition to the conference opener against Indiana (Sept. 25), Big Ten opponents that will visit Beaver Stadium in 1999 include Ohio State (Oct. 16), Minnesota (Nov. 6) and Michigan (Nov. 13).
For the 1998 schedule, which begins Sept. 5 with a game against Southern Mississippi at Beaver Stadium, go to the Web at http://www.psu.edu/sports/football/98sched.html.