1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
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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) |
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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 |
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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 | Source |
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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 | [2] | |
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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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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.
- ^ "Paterno has plenty of time, but Couch doesn't". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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