1988 San Jose State Spartans football team

1988 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference Big West Conference
1988 record 4–8 (4–3 Big West)
Head coach Claude Gilbert (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Rick Rasnick (2nd season)
Home stadium Spartan Stadium
(Capacity: 31,218)
1988 Big West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fresno State $ 7 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
Cal State Fullerton 5 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
Utah State 4 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
San Jose State 4 –3 –0  4 –8 –0
UNLV 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Long Beach State 3 –4 –0  3 –9 –0
Pacific (CA) 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
New Mexico State 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference.[note 1] The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his fifth year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1988 season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 4–3 Big West).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 3 at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico W 51–0  
September 10 Oregon State* Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 27–41   17,183[1]
September 17 at Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI L 27–36   45,683[2]
September 24 at No. 17 Washington* Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 31–35   63,692[3]
October 1 at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California L 14–21  
October 8 at Stanford* Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (Rivalry) L 12–44   55,000
October 15 at Pacific (CA) Stagg Memorial Stadium • Stockton, California W 35–17   9,732[4]
October 22 Utah Statedagger Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California W 36–31   14,215[5]
October 29 Fresno State[note 2] Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California (Rivalry) L 15–17   21,367[6]
November 5 Long Beach State[note 3] Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California L 13–34   5,788[7]
November 12 at Cal State Fullerton Santa Ana Stadium • Santa Ana, California L 13–58   4,112[8]
November 19 at UNLV Sam Boyd Silver Bowl • Whitney, Nevada W 42–0   3,260[9]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[12]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jay TaylorDefensive back6150Phoenix Cardinals

Notes

  1. ↑ This was the first year the conference had been called the Big West. It had been known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from its founding in 1969 through 1987.
  2. ↑ The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.
  3. ↑ The official name of Long Beach State has been California State University, Long Beach since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Long Beach State.

References

  1. ↑ "Oregon State Football 2016" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). p. 131. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Washington 2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  4. ↑ "College Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 17, 1988. p. III-20. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "CS Long Beach 34, SJ St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Robyn Norwood (November 13, 1988). "Explosive Titans Deflate San Jose St., 58-13". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-12. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "2016 UNLV Rebel Football Light the Fuse". Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  10. ↑ "San Jose State 1988 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "1989 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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