1998 San Jose State Spartans football team

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1998 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Record4–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Todd Throckmorton (1st season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
Seasons
  1997
1999  
1998 Western Athletic Conference 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 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).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Stanford *W 35–2336,396
September 12 Idaho *L 12–1712,432
September 19at No. 22 Oregon *L 3–5841,868
September 26 New Mexico
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 37–2011,447 [1]
October 3at No. 10 Virginia *L 14–5241,100 [2]
October 10 Rice Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 20–1713,668 [3]
October 17at UTEP L 21–2821,300 [4]
October 24at BYU L 43–4662,423 [5]
October 31 Utah
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 17–4912,279
November 7at Hawaii W 45–1726,716 [6]
November 14 San Diego State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 6–3412,833 [7]
November 21at Fresno State L 21–2434,292 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

At Stanford

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Idaho

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At No. 22 Oregon

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No. 22 Ducks0

New Mexico

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Lobos0
Spartans0

At No. 10 Virginia

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No. 10 Cavaliers0

Rice

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Owls0
Spartans0

At UTEP

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Spartans0
Miners0

At BYU

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Cougars0

Utah

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Utes0
Spartans0

At Hawaii

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Spartans0
Rainbow Warriors0

San Diego State

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Aztecs0
Spartans0

At Fresno State

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Spartans0
Bulldogs0

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1999 NFL draft. [11]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
David Loverne Guard390 New York Jets
Lyle West Defensive back6189 New York Giants

The following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL. [12]

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
James Hodgins Fullback 1999 St. Louis Rams

References

  1. "West Coast Awful". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 27, 1998. p. H-1. Retrieved March 8, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Jones cavalierly runs over San Jose State defense". The San Francisco Examiner. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rice 17, San Jose St. 20". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 12, 1998. p. C6. Retrieved March 8, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "San Jose State Box". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 18, 1998. p. B-3. Retrieved March 8, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "Other Games". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1998. p. B9. Retrieved March 8, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  7. "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  8. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. "San Jose State 1998 Schedule" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. "1999 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  12. "San Jose St. Players/Alumni" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.