1998 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1998 San Jose State Spartans football Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division WAC 4–8 3–5 Dave Baldwin 2nd Todd Throckmorton 1st Spartan Stadium 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 1998 AP September 5 w y y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA rivalry 35–23 36,396 September 12 l y Idaho Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 12–17 12,432 September 19 l y y Oregon 22 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 3–58 41,868 September 26 w New Mexico Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 37–20 11,447 West Coast Awful Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque, New Mexico September 27, 1998 H-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18118865/west_coast_awful/ Newspapers.com March 8, 2018 October 3 l y y Virginia 10 Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 14–52 41,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-jones-cavalie/152156640/ The San Francisco Examiner Jones cavalierly runs over San Jose State defense October 4, 1998 July 26, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 w y Rice Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 20–17 13,668 Rice 17, San Jose St. 20 Austin American-Statesman Austin, Texas October 12, 1998 C6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18119022/rice_17_san_jose_st_20/ Newspapers.com March 8, 2018 October 17 l y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX 21–28 21,300 San Jose State Box Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz, California October 18, 1998 B-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18119101/san_jose_box/ Newspapers.com March 8, 2018 October 24 l y BYU Cougar Stadium Provo, UT 43–46 62,423 Other Games The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California October 25, 1998 B9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18119208/other_games/ Newspapers.com March 8, 2018 October 31 l Utah Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 17–49 12,279 November 7 w y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI rivalry 45–17 26,716 http://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2016/7/25//2016_Hawaii_Football_MG.pdf?id=3980#page=131 131 Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide February 15, 2007 November 14 l San Diego State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 6–34 12,833 http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2016-media-guide-pdf.html San Diego State 2016 Football Media Guide December 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161018105315/http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2016-media-guide-pdf.html 2016-10-18 dead November 21 l y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA rivalry 21–24 34,292 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/san-jose-state/1998-schedule.html San Jose State 1998 Schedule December 16, 2016http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/950acbb8#/950acbb8/1 San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide December 16, 2016 Game summaries At Stanford Spartans Cardinal 1998 Stanford Cardinal football team Bill Walsh Legacy Game Idaho Vandals Spartans 1998 Idaho Vandals football team At No. 22 Oregon Spartans No. 22 Ducks 1998 Oregon Ducks football team New Mexico Lobos Spartans 1998 New Mexico Lobos football team At No. 10 Virginia Spartans No. 10 Cavaliers 1998 Virginia Cavaliers football team Rice Owls Spartans 1998 Rice Owls football team At UTEP Spartans Miners 1998 UTEP Miners football team At BYU Spartans 0 0 0 0 Cougars 1998 BYU Cougars football team Utah Utes Spartans 1998 Utah Utes football team At Hawaii Spartans Rainbow Warriors 1998 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team San Diego State Aztecs Spartans 1998 San Diego State Aztecs football team At Fresno State Spartans Bulldogs 1998 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry Team players in the NFL The following were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm 1999 NFL Draft 7 December 2016 21 December 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231907/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm dead San Jose State Spartans 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.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/sanjosest/ San Jose St. Players/Alumni 16 December 2016 San Jose State Spartans Player Position First NFL team James Hodgins Fullback 1999 St. Louis Rams References San Jose State Category:San Jose State Spartans football seasons San Jose State Spartans football