Illinois @ Penn State
Final
Illinois
Fighting Illini
2-6 / 1-4
0
27
Penn State
Nittany Lions
5-1 / 2-1
1998 Season

Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Capacity: 106,572
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Illinois
Penn State
Tie
1
7
0
8th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

6-41 Penn State
Memorial Stadium (IL)
Oct 04, 1997
Illinois

Head Coach
Ron Turner
Schedule
@ Washington State L 20-13 9/5/1998
vs Middle Tennessee State W 20-48 9/12/1998
vs Louisville L 35-9 9/19/1998
vs Iowa L 37-14 9/26/1998
@ Northwestern W 10-13 10/3/1998
vs Ohio State L 41-0 10/10/1998
vs Wisconsin L 37-3 10/17/1998
@ Purdue L 42-9 10/24/1998
@ Penn State L 27-0 10/31/1998
vs Indiana W 16-31 11/7/1998
@ Michigan State L 41-9 11/21/1998
Illinois
has been outscored by their opponents
242 to 109
this season
Ronald Turner's record
at Illinois
2 - 17 - 0
vs Penn State
0 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 1960
to 1960
Penn State
7 game(s)
from 1972
to 2000
Stats
Penn State

Head Coach
Joe Paterno
Schedule
vs Southern Mississippi W 6-34 9/5/1998
vs Bowling Green State W 3-48 9/12/1998
@ Pittsburgh W 13-20 9/19/1998
@ Ohio State L 28-9 10/3/1998
@ Minnesota W 17-27 10/10/1998
vs Purdue W 13-31 10/17/1998
vs Illinois W 0-27 10/31/1998
@ Michigan L 27-0 11/7/1998
vs Northwestern W 10-41 11/14/1998
@ Wisconsin L 24-3 11/21/1998
vs Michigan State W 28-51 11/28/1998
vs Kentucky W 14-26 1/1/1999
Penn State
has outscored their opponents
169 to 80
this season
Joe Paterno's record
at Penn State
303 - 78 - 3
vs Illinois
4 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Illinois
1 game(s)
from 2021
to 2021
Penn State
2 game(s)
from 2023
to 2024
Notes