1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

American college football season January 2025 February 2026 1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football Penn State text logo.svg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15 17 9–3 5–3 Joe Paterno 33rd Fran Ganter 15th Pro-style Jerry Sandusky 22nd 4–3 Shawn Lee Joe Nastasi Brad Scioli Floyd Wedderburn Beaver Stadium Lambert-Meadowlands TrophyOutback Bowl champion Outback Bowl W 26–14 vs. Kentucky 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 1998 AP Eastern September 5 3:30 p.m. w y 13 Southern Miss 21 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC 34–6 96,617 Talent overcomes inexperience, State has no trouble defeating S. Miss. September 6, 1998 Sunday News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109344489/talent-overcomes-inexperience-state-has/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com September 12 12:00 p.m. w y 9 Bowling Green Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN Plus 48–3 96,291 September 19 3:30 p.m. w y y 8 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry CBS 20–13 56,743 October 3 12:00 p.m. l y 7 Ohio State 1 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry, College GameDay ABC 9–28 93,479 October 10 3:30 p.m. w y 13 Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Governor's Victory Bell ABC 27–17 40,546 October 17 3:30 p.m. w y 12 Purdue Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC 31–13 97,034 October 31 12:00 p.m. w 10 Illinois Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN Plus 27–0 96,508 November 7 12:00 p.m. l y 9 Michigan 22 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 0–27 111,019 November 14 12:00 p.m. w 19 Northwestern Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN2 41–10 96,382 November 21 3:00 p.m. l y 16 Wisconsin 13 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN 3–24 78,964 November 28 1:00 p.m. w 23 Michigan State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 51–28 96,358 January 1, 1999 Friday 11:00 a.m. w y y 22 Kentucky Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Outback Bowl ESPN 26–14 66,005 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-paterno-has-plenty/157269212/ The Los Angeles Times Paterno has plenty of time, but Couch doesn't January 2, 1999 October 16, 2024 Newspapers.com Rankings 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 13 9 8 7 7 13 12 10 10 9 19 16 23 22 22 17 Coaches Poll 0 15 13 9 8 7 7 13 11 9 10 9 17 14 21 20 20 15 BCS 8 14 10 9 18 17 NR NR NR Roster 1998 Penn State Nittany Lions f 78 Jr John Blick T 36 So Mike Cerimele FB 13 So Sam Crenshaw WR 20 Fr Eddie Drummond WR y 2 Jr Chafie Fields WR y 85 Fr John Gilmore John Gilmore (American football) TE y 71 Fr Joe Hartings G 21 Sr Joe Nastasi WR 8 Fr Eric McCoo RB y 67 So Kareem McKenzie T y 89 So Tony Stewart Tony Stewart (American football) TE y 16 Jr Kevin Thompson Kevin Thompson (American football) QB y 69 Sr Floyd Wedderburn G y 22 So Kenny Watson Kenny Watson (American football) RB y 11 So LaVar Arrington LB y 57 Jr Imani Bell DT 6 So James Boyd James Boyd (American football) CB y 1 Fr Bruce Branch CB y 86 Jr Courtney Brown Courtney Brown (defensive end) DE y 95 Jr David Fleischhauer DT 4 Jr Derek Fox SS 96 Fr Bob Jones Bob Jones (long snapper) DE y 10 So Bhawoh Jue CB y 94 So Marc Kielmeyer DE 19 Jr Anthony King CB 37 So Justin Kurpeikis DE y 27 Jr David Macklin CB y 5 Sr Brad Scioli DE y 43 Jr Brandon Short LB y 41 Jr Pat Pidgeon P http://www.nittanyanthology.com/98roster.doc *Joe Paterno 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 Penn State Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football seasons Category:Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy seasons Category:ReliaQuest Bowl champion seasons Penn State Nittany Lions football