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1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy Outback Bowl champion | |
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Outback Bowl, W 26–14 vs. Kentucky | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 17 |
1998 record | 9–3 (5–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Joe Paterno (33rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky |
Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 93,967) |
Seasons |
1998 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#2/2 Ohio State ‡§ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6/5 Wisconsin †§ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12/12 Michigan § | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24/23 Purdue | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17/15 Penn State* | 0 | – | 3* | 0 | – | 3* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions
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The 1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1998 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
Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Indiana and Iowa this year.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 21 Southern Miss* | No. 13 | ABC | W 34–6 | 96,617 | |
September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | No. 9 |
| ESPN+ | W 48–3 | 96,291 |
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | No. 8 | CBS | W 20–13 | 56,743 | |
October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Ohio State | No. 7 | ABC | L 9–28 | 93,479 | |
October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 13 | ABC | W 27–17 | 40,546 | |
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Purdue![]() | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 31–13 | 97,034 |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois | No. 10 |
| ESPN+ | W 27–0 | 96,508 |
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Michigan | No. 9 | ABC | L 0–27 | 111,019 | |
November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 19 |
| ESPN2 | W 41–10 | 96,382 |
November 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Wisconsin | No. 16 | ESPN | L 3–24 | 78,964 | |
November 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 23 |
| ABC | W 51–28 | 96,358 |
January 1, 1999 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Kentucky | No. 22 | ESPN | W 26–14 | 66,005 | |
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Roster
1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Post season
NFL Draft
Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft.
Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Position | Team |
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5th | 5 | 138 | Brad Scioli | Defensive end | Indianapolis Colts |
5th | 7 | 140 | Floyd Wedderburn | Offensive guard | Seattle Seahawks |
References
- ↑ "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/penn_state/1995-1999_yearly_results.php. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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