1988 San Jose State Spartans football team

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).

1988 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceBig West Conference
1988 record4–8 (4–3 Big West)
Head coachClaude Gilbert (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3at New Mexico StateW 51–0
September 10Oregon State*
L 27–4117,183[1]
September 17at Hawaii*
L 27–3645,683[2]
September 24at No. 17 Washington*
L 31–3563,692[3]
October 1at California*L 14–21
October 8at Stanford*L 12–4455,000
October 15at Pacific (CA)W 35–179,732[4]
October 22Utah State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
W 36–3114,215[5]
October 29Fresno State[note 2]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California (rivalry)
L 15–1721,367[6]
November 5Long Beach State[note 3]
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, California
L 13–345,788[7]
November 12at Cal State FullertonL 13–584,112[8]
November 19at UNLVW 42–03,260[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from no poll released prior to the game

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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.
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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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