The Penn State Nittany Lions were 8-3 in 1998. They emerged victorious over the Kentucky Wildcats, 26 to 14, in the Outback Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 11-1 | |
1 | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
6-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-3 | 6-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 291 | 3,926 | 748 | 5.2 | 2,067 | 470 | 4.4 | 1,859 | 278 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 50th | 67th | 78th | 53rd | 30th | 40th | 27th | 84th | 85th | 71st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 169 | 3,240 | 4.2 | 1,070 | 407 | 2.6 | 2,170 | 362 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 9th | 9th | 5th | 6th | 16th | 5th | 40th | 89th | 10th | ||||||||||
Net | +122 | +686 | +748 | +1.0 | +997 | +63 | +1.8 | -311 | -84 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 32nd | 78th | 22nd | 12th | 30th | 8th | 77th | 94th | 42nd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |