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Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
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.

Roster

1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 20 Eddie Drummond Fr
WR 2 Chafie Fields Jr
QB 16 Kevin Thompson Jr
G 69 Floyd Wedderburn Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 11 LaVar Arrington So
DE 86 Courtney Brown Jr
CB 19 Anthony King Jr
CB 27 David Macklin Jr
DE 5 Brad Scioli Sr
LB 43 Brandon Short Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 41 Pat Pidgeon Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Schedule

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

September 53:30 p.m.No. 21 Southern Miss*No. 13

ABCW 34–6 96,617 September 1212:00 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 9

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 48–3 96,291 September 193:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*No. 8

CBSW 20–13 56,743 October 312:00 p.m.at No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 7

ABCL 9–28 93,479 October 103:30 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 13

ABCW 27–17 40,546 October 173:30 p.m.PurduedaggerNo. 12

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ABCW 31–13 97,034 October 3112:00 p.m.IllinoisNo. 10

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN+W 27–0 96,508 November 712:00 p.m.at No. 22 MichiganNo. 9

ABCL 0–27 111,019 November 1412:00 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 19

  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA

ESPN2W 41–10 96,382 November 213:00 p.m.at No. 13 WisconsinNo. 16

ESPNL 3–24 78,964 November 281:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 23

ABCW 51–28 96,358 January 1, 199911:00 a.m.vs. KentuckyNo. 22

ESPNW 26–14 66,005

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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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