1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1988Penn State Nittany Lions football
Conference
Independent
Record
5–6
Head coach
Joe Paterno (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator
Fran Ganter (5th season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Jerry Sandusky (12th season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Beaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 West Virginia $
5
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
No. 13 Syracuse
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Pittsburgh
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Rutgers
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Penn State
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Boston College
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
–
12
–
0
–
0
No. 2 Miami (FL)
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 3 Florida State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 5 West Virginia
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 13 Syracuse
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
Army
–
–
9
–
3
–
0
Louisville
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
8
–
4
–
0
Northern Illinois
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Pittsburgh
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southwestern Louisiana
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Akron
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Penn State
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Tulane
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Temple
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Tulsa
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Boston College
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
East Carolina
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Navy
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Virginia Tech
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1988 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.
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