1998 San Jose State Spartans football team

1998 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Division Pacific Division
1998 record 4–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach Dave Baldwin (2nd season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 31,218)
1998 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 – 1         12 – 1  
Wyoming   6 – 2         8 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3         8 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3         5 – 6  
TCU   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Tulsa   2 – 6         4 – 7  
SMU   1 – 1         0 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 8         0 – 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 – 1         9 – 5  
San Diego State x   7 – 1         7 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3         5 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 5         4 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5         3 – 8  
New Mexico   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8         0 – 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by head coach Dave Baldwin, in his second year as head coach at San Jose State. They played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1998 season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 3–5 WAC).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 5 at Stanford* Stanford Stadium β€’ Stanford, CA (Rivalry) W 35–23   36,396
September 12 Idaho* Spartan Stadium β€’ San Jose, CA L 12–17   12,432
September 19 at No. 22 Oregon* Autzen Stadium β€’ Eugene, OR L 3–58   41,868
September 26 New Mexico Spartan Stadium β€’ San Jose, CA W 37–20  
October 3 at No. 10 Virginia* Scott Stadium β€’ Charlottesville, VA L 14–52   41,100[1]
October 10 Ricedagger Spartan Stadium β€’ San Jose, CA W 20–17  
October 17 at UTEP Sun Bowl β€’ El Paso, TX L 21–28  
October 24 at BYU Cougar Stadium β€’ Provo, UT L 43–46  
October 31 Utah Spartan Stadium β€’ San Jose, CA L 17–49   12,279
November 7 at Hawaii Aloha Stadium β€’ Halawa, HI W 45–17   26,716[2]
November 14 San Diego State Spartan Stadium β€’ San Jose, CA L 6–34   12,833[3]
November 21 at Fresno State Bulldog Stadium β€’ Fresno, CA (Rivalry) L 21–24   34,292[4]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.[7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
David Loverne Guard 3 90 New York Jets
Lyle West Defensive Back 6 189 New York Giants

The following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[8]

Player Position First NFL Team
James Hodgins Fullback 1999 St. Louis Rams

References

  1. ↑ "Virginia 52, San Jose State 14". Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. ↑ "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "San Jose State 1998 Schedule". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "1999 NFL Draft". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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