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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 No. 15
AP No. 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)
Seasons
« 1997 1999 »
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 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Penn State did not play Big Ten teams Indiana and Iowa this year.

Two Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft.


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