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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
Captains
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 as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 33rd-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. Penn State was invited to the Outback Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated Kentucky. The team played home games at 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[1]
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
DE 96 Bob Jones Fr
CB 10 Bhawoh Jue So
DE 94 Marc Kielmeyer So
CB 19 Anthony King Jr
DE 37 Justin Kurpeikis So
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

Roster

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. ^ "Talent overcomes inexperience, State has no trouble defeating S. Miss". Sunday News. September 6, 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  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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