Penn State Football Team History
Penn State Nittany Lions
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Founded: 1855 Stadium: Beaver Stadium Capacity: 106,537 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Joe Paterno Conference: Big 10-
1998 Season Highlights
Joe Paterno enters his 33rd season as Head Coach at Penn State.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Southern Mississippi
34
6
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Bowling Green State
48
3
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Pittsburgh
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Ohio State
9
28
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Minnesota
27
17
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Purdue
31
13
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Illinois
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Michigan
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Northwestern
41
10
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Wisconsin
3
24
L
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Michigan State
51
28
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Kentucky
26
14
W
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 317
Scoring Average 26.4
Points Allowed 183
Defense Average 15.3
Opponents Record 74-57
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 2-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 9-3-0
AP
15 9-3-0
Coaches
15 9-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.