1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 26–14 vs. Kentucky
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #15
AP #17
1998 record 9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Joe Paterno (33rd year)
Offensive coordinator Fran Ganter
Defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky
Home stadium Beaver Stadium
(Capacity: 93,967)
1998 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Ohio State %+   7 1         11 1  
#6 Wisconsin $+   7 1         11 1  
#12 Michigan +   7 1         10 3  
#24 Purdue   6 2         9 4  
#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  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1998 college 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
September 5 3:30 PM #21 Southern Miss* #13 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ABC W 34–6   96,617
September 12 12:00 PM Bowling Green* #9 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN+ W 48–3   96,291
September 19 3:30 PM at Pittsburgh* #8 Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA (Rivalry) CBS W 20–13   56,743
October 3 12:00 PM at #1 Ohio State #7 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Rivalry) ABC L 9–28   93,479
October 10 3:30 PM at Minnesota #13 Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell) ABC W 27–17   40,546
October 17 3:30 PM Purduedagger #12 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 31–13   97,034
October 31 12:00 PM Illinois #10 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN+ W 27–0   96,508
November 7 12:00 PM at #22 Michigan #9 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC L 0–27   111,019
November 14 12:00 PM Northwestern #19 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN2 W 41–10   96,382
November 21 3:00 PM at #13 Wisconsin #16 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPN L 3–24   78,964
November 28 1:00 PM Michigan State #23 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) ABC W 51–28   96,358
January 1, 1999 11:00 AM vs. Kentucky #22 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Outback Bowl) ESPN W 26–14   66,005
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Post season

NFL Draft

Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team
5th 5 138 Brad Scioli Defensive end Indianapolis Colts
5th 7 140 Floyd Wedderburn Offensive guard Seattle Seahawks

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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