1988 San Jose State Spartans football team

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
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
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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at New Mexico State
W 51–012,531[1]
September 10Oregon State*
L 27–4117,183[2]
September 17at Hawaii*
L 27–3645,683[3]
September 24at No. 17 Washington*
L 31–3563,692[4]
October 1at California*
L 14–2140,000[5]
October 8at Stanford*
L 12–4455,000[6]
October 15at Pacific (CA)
W 35–179,732[7]
October 22Utah State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 36–3114,215[8]
October 29Fresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
L 15–1721,367[9]
November 5Long Beach State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 13–345,788[10]
November 12at Cal State Fullerton
L 13–584,112[11]
November 19at UNLV
W 42–03,260[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13][14]

Game summaries

at New Mexico State

Oregon State

at Hawaii

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

at Aloha Stadium • Halawa, 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

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

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, 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

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

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, 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

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

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, 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)

Utah State

Fresno State

Long Beach State

at Cal State Fullerton

at UNLV

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[15]

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

References

  1. ^ "Hapless Aggies hammered, 51–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wilhelm's on target for OSU". The Bulletin. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spartans need to improve defense". The San Francisco Examiner. September 19, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Shaky Huskies edge San Jose St". The Idaho Statesman. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cal punches in a late one, beats San Jose State 21–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Stanford's defense enjoys banner day". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spartans roll past Pacific". The Modesto Bee. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Big day for Johnson, SJS". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spartan rally falls short". The San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "CS Long Beach 34, SJ St. 13". The Los Angeles Times. November 6, 1988. p. III-16. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Robyn Norwood (November 13, 1988). "Explosive Titans Deflate San Jose St., 58–13". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-12. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Spartans' last motto: 'Lutz have some fun'". The Peninsula Times Tribune. November 20, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "San Jose State 1988 Schedule". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  14. ^ "San Jose State 2016 Football Media Guide". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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