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
Record4–8 (4–3 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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, CA
W 36–3114,215[5]
October 29Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 15–1721,367[6]
November 5Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
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 AP Poll released prior to the game

[10][11]

Game summaries edit

at New Mexico State edit

Oregon State edit

at Hawaii edit

San Jose State Spartans at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 6 01427
Rainbow Warriors 3 0 27636

at Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 9:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 41,384
  • Referee: Pat Sweeney
Statistics SJSU UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Hawaii Passing
Rushing
Receiving
  • 3 hours, 16 minutes

at #17 Washington edit

San Jose State Spartans at #17 Washington Huskies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 14 71031
Huskies 7 21 0735

at Husky StadiumSeattle, WA

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 63,692
Statistics SJSU WASH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving
  • 3 hours, 16 minutes

at California edit

San Jose State Spartans at California Golden Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 0 7 0714
Golden Bears 3 10 0821

at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
Statistics SJSU CAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
California Passing
Rushing
Receiving
  • 3 hours, 16 minutes

at Stanford edit

San Jose State Spartans at Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 6 6 0012
Cardinal 21 17 6044

at Stanford StadiumStanford, CA

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT
  • Game attendance: 55,000
Statistics SJSU STAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
San Jose State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stanford Passing
Rushing
Receiving
  • 3 hours, 16 minutes

at Pacific (CA) edit

Utah State edit

Fresno State edit

Long Beach State edit

at Cal State Fullerton edit

at UNLV edit

Team players in the NFL edit

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

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Jay Taylor Defensive back 6 150 Phoenix Cardinals

Notes edit

  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.

References edit

  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). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. 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". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. 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". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.