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
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–8 (4–3 Big West)
Head coach	Claude Gilbert (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rick Rasnick (2nd season)
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 51–0
September 10	Oregon State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 27–41	17,183	[1]
September 17	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	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, CA	L 14–21
October 8	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 12–44	55,000
October 15	at Pacific (CA)	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 35–17	9,732	[4]
October 22	Utah State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 36–31	14,215	[5]
October 29	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	L 15–17	21,367	[6]
November 5	Long Beach State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 13–34	5,788	[7]
November 12	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 13–58	4,112	[8]
November 19	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 42–0	3,260	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

at New Mexico State

Oregon State

at Hawaii

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	6	0	14	27
Rainbow Warriors	3	0	27	6	36

San Jose State Spartans at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors – Game summary

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP San Jose State Hawaii "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 36

• 3 hours, 16 minutes

at #17 Washington

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	14	7	10	31
Huskies	7	21	0	7	35

San Jose State Spartans at #17 Washington Huskies – Game summary

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP San Jose State Washington "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 35

• 3 hours, 16 minutes

at California

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	7	0	7	14
Golden Bears	3	10	0	8	21

San Jose State Spartans at California Golden Bears – Game summary

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP San Jose State California "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 21

• 3 hours, 16 minutes

at Stanford

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	6	6	0	0	12
Cardinal	21	17	6	0	44

San Jose State Spartans at Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

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

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP San Jose State Stanford "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 12 44

• 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.^[12]

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. "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.