1998 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

1998 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Dave Baldwin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Throckmorton (1st season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons← 1997 1999 →

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 35–23	36,396
September 12	Idaho*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 12–17	12,432
September 19	at No. 22 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 3–58	41,868
September 26	New Mexico	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 37–20	11,447
October 3	at No. 10 Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 14–52	41,100
October 10	Rice	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 20–17	13,668
October 17	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 21–28	21,300
October 24	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 43–46	62,423
October 31	Utah	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 17–49	12,279
November 7	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	W 45–17	26,716
November 14	San Diego State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 6–34	12,833
November 21	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 21–24	34,292
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cardinal					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals					0
Spartans					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
No. 22 Ducks					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos					0
Spartans					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
No. 10 Cavaliers					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Spartans					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Miners					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Spartans					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Rainbow Warriors					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs					0
Spartans					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Bulldogs					0

The following were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.

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.

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

"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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Venues	CEFCU Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State: Battle for the Valley Hawaii: Dick Tomey Legacy Game Pacific: Victory Bell Stanford: Bill Walsh Legacy Game
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