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1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 26–14 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFran Ganter (15th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJerry Sandusky (22nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:30 p.m.No. 21 Southern Miss*No. 13
ABCW 34–696,617
September 1212:00 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 9
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN PlusW 48–396,291
September 193:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*No. 8
CBSW 20–1356,743
October 312:00 p.m.at No. 1 Ohio StateNo. 7
ABCL 9–2893,479
October 103:30 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 13
ABCW 27–1740,546
October 173:30 p.m.PurduedaggerNo. 12
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ABCW 31–1397,034
October 3112:00 p.m.IllinoisNo. 10
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN PlusW 27–096,508
November 712:00 p.m.at No. 22 MichiganNo. 9
ABCL 0–27111,019
November 1412:00 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 19
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
ESPN2W 41–1096,382
November 213:00 p.m.at No. 13 WisconsinNo. 16
ESPNL 3–2478,964
November 281:00 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 23
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 51–2896,358
January 1, 199911:00 a.m.vs. Kentucky*No. 22
ESPNW 26–1466,005[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

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See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP139877131210109191623222217
Coaches Poll13987713119109171421202015
BCSNot released1091817———Not released

Roster

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1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 36 Mike Cerimele So
WR 13 Sam Crenshaw So
WR 20 Eddie Drummond Fr
WR 2 Chafie Fields Jr
WR 21 Joe Nastasi Sr
QB 16 Kevin Thompson Jr
G 69 Floyd Wedderburn Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 11 LaVar Arrington So
CB Bruce Branch Fr
DE 86 Courtney Brown Jr
CB 19 Anthony King Jr
CB 27 David Macklin Jr
SS 4 Derek Fox 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

NFL draft

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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

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  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Paterno has plenty of time, but Couch doesn't". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1999. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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