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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 5, 1998 | Sat | (13) Penn State | | (21) Southern Mississippi | CUSA | W | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 12, 1998 | Sat | (9) Penn State | | Bowling Green | MAC | W | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Sep 19, 1998 | Sat | (8) Penn State | @ | Pitt | Big East | W | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Oct 3, 1998 | Sat | (7) Penn State | @ | (1) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 9 | 28 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
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| 5 | Oct 10, 1998 | Sat | (13) Penn State | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 27 | 17 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | |
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| 6 | Oct 17, 1998 | Sat | (12) Penn State | | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | |
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| 7 | Oct 31, 1998 | Sat | (10) Penn State | | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | W 3 | |
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| 8 | Nov 7, 1998 | Sat | (9) Penn State | @ | (22) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 0 | 27 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | |
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| 9 | Nov 14, 1998 | Sat | (19) Penn State | | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 41 | 10 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | |
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| 10 | Nov 21, 1998 | Sat | (16) Penn State | @ | (13) Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 3 | 24 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | |
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| 11 | Nov 28, 1998 | Sat | (23) Penn State | | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 51 | 28 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | |
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| 12 | Jan 1, 1999 | Fri | (22) Penn State | N | Kentucky | SEC | W | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | W 2 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
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