1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
American college football season
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Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy Outback Bowl champion | |
Outback Bowl, W 26–14 vs. Kentucky | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 15 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 9–3 (5–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter (15th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky (22nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Beaver Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Ohio State %+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Wisconsin $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Purdue | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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 Plus | 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 Plus | 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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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
Coaches Poll | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
BCS | Not released | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | Not released |
Roster
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Offense
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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. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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