2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Big Ten co-champion
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Rose Bowl, L 24–38 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGalen Hall (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTom Bradley (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Penn State $+  7 1   11 2  
No. 9 Ohio State %+  7 1   10 3  
No. 24 Michigan State  6 2   9 4  
Northwestern  5 3   9 4  
No. 20 Iowa  5 3   9 4  
Wisconsin  3 5   7 6  
Minnesota  3 5   7 6  
Illinois  3 5   5 7  
Purdue  2 6   4 8  
Michigan  2 6   3 9  
Indiana  1 7   3 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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