1998 San Jose State Spartans football team
American college football season
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).
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at Stanford* | | W 35–23 | 36,396 | |
September 12 | Idaho* | | L 12–17 | 12,432 | |
September 19 | at No. 22 Oregon* | | L 3–58 | 41,868 | |
September 26 | New Mexico | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| W 37–20 | 11,447 | [1] |
October 3 | at No. 10 Virginia* | | L 14–52 | 41,100 | [2] |
October 10 | Rice | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| W 20–17 | 13,668 | [3] |
October 17 | at UTEP | | L 21–28 | 21,300 | [4] |
October 24 | at BYU | | L 43–46 | 62,423 | [5] |
October 31 | Utah | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| L 17–49 | 12,279 | |
November 7 | at Hawaii | | W 45–17 | 26,716 | [6] |
November 14 | San Diego State | - Spartan Stadium
- San Jose, CA
| L 6–34 | 12,833 | [7] |
November 21 | at Fresno State | | L 21–24 | 34,292 | [8] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
At Stanford
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0 |
Cardinal
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0 |
Idaho
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Vandals
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0 |
Spartans
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0 |
At No. 22 Oregon
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0 |
No. 22 Ducks
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0 |
New Mexico
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Lobos
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0 |
Spartans
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0 |
At No. 10 Virginia
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0 |
No. 10 Cavaliers
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0 |
Rice
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Owls
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0 |
Spartans
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0 |
At UTEP
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0 |
Miners
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0 |
At BYU
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
Cougars
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0 |
Utah
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Utes
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0 |
Spartans
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0 |
At Hawaii
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0 |
Rainbow Warriors
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0 |
San Diego State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Aztecs
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0 |
Spartans
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0 |
At Fresno State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Spartans
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0 |
Bulldogs
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0 |
Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.[11]
The following finished their college career in 1998, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[12]
References
- ^ "West Coast Awful". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 27, 1998. p. H-1. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jones cavalierly runs over San Jose State defense". The San Francisco Examiner. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice 17, San Jose St. 20". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 12, 1998. p. C6. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "San Jose State Box". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 18, 1998. p. B-3. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Other Games". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1998. p. B9. Retrieved March 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ^ "San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State 1998 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ "San Jose St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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