1988 Season
| 1988 Penn State Nittany Lions football | |||
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| Conference | Independent | ||
| 1988 record | 5–6 | ||
| Head coach | Joe Paterno | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Fran Ganter | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Sandusky | ||
| Home stadium | Beaver Stadium (Capacity: 83,370) |
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Seasons
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| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 10, 1988 | at Virginia | #18 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 42–14 | 45,000 | |||
| September 17, 1988 | Boston College | #16 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 23–20 | 84,000 | |||
| September 24, 1988 | Rutgers | #15 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | L 16–21 | 85,531 | |||
| October 1, 1988 | at Temple | Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | W 45–9 | 66,592 | ||||
| October 8, 1988 | Cincinnati | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 35–9 | 85,693 | ||||
| October 15, 1988 | Syracuse | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | L 10–24 | 85,916 | |||
| October 22, 1988 | at Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | CBS | L 3–8 | 75,808 | |||
| October 29, 1988 | at #7 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | CBS | L 30–51 | 66,811 | |||
| November 5, 1988 | Maryland | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | W 17–10 | 78,000 | ||||
| November 12, 1988 | Pittsburgh | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | L 7–14 | 85,701 | |||
| November 19, 1988 | at #1 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | CBS | L 3–21 | 59,075 | |||
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