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)
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t	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).

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, California (rivalry)	W 35–23	36,396
September 12	Idaho*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 12–17	12,432
September 19	at No. 22 Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon	L 3–58	41,868
September 26	New Mexico	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 37–20	11,447[1]
October 3	at No. 10 Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia	L 14–52	41,100[2]
October 10	Rice	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	W 20–17	13,668[3]
October 17	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas	L 21–28	21,300[4]
October 24	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah	L 43–46	62,423[5]
October 31	Utah	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 17–49	12,279
November 7	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 45–17	26,716[6]
November 14	San Diego State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California	L 6–34	12,833[7]
November 21	at Fresno State[note 1]	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, California (rivalry)	L 21–24	34,292[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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Game Summaries[]

at Stanford[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cardinal					0

Idaho[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals					0
Spartans					0

at No. 22 Oregon[]

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

New Mexico[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos					0
Spartans					0

at No. 10 Virginia[]

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

Rice[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Spartans					0

at UTEP[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Miners					0

at BYU[]

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

Utah[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes					0
Spartans					0

at Hawaii[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Rainbow Warriors					0

San Diego State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs					0
Spartans					0

at Fresno State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Bulldogs					0

Team players in the NFL[]

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

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.^[12]

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

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