1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team information
American college football season
1998Penn State Nittany Lions football
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
Joe Paterno (33rd season)
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
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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
$ – 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.[1] The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.
^"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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