2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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
Conf.Overall
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

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.