2008 San Jose State Spartans football team

2008 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorKeith Burns (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
2008 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Boise State $   8 – 0     12 – 1  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Nevada   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Hawaii   5 – 3     7 – 7  
Fresno State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
  4 – 4     6 – 6  
Utah State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Idaho   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season was the Spartans' fourth season with Dick Tomey as head coach. Despite being bowl eligible, the Spartans were not invited to a bowl game.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:00 pmUC Davis*
W 13–1018,730
September 69:30 amat Nebraska*
FSNL 12–3584,146
September 135:00 pmSan Diego State*
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
W 35–1019,854
September 206:00 pmat Stanford*
L 10–2333,293
September 269:05 pmat Hawaii
W 20–1740,571
October 114:30 pmUtah Statedagger
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPNUW 30–720,318
October 18/6:00 pmat New Mexico State
ESPN GamePlanW 31–1420,607
October 246:00 pmNo. 13 Boise State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN2L 16–3326,258
November 12:00 pmat Idaho
W 30–2415,002
November 85:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–2116,170
November 151:05 pmat Nevada
L 17–4114,343
November 216:30 pmFresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
ESPN2L 10–2424,384
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 0 0 0 10
Spartans 0 0 6 7 13
See also: 2008 UC Davis Aggies football team

At Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 6 3 0 3 12
Cornhuskers 14 0 0 21 35
See also: 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 0 7 3 0 10
Spartans 7 14 0 14 35
See also: 2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team

At Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 7 0 0 10
Cardinal 0 7 6 10 23
See also: 2008 Stanford Cardinal football team and Bill Walsh Legacy Game

At Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 7 6 20
Warriors 7 10 0 0 17
See also: 2008 Hawaii Warriors football team

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 0 7 7
Spartans 0 21 9 0 30
See also: 2008 Utah State Aggies football team

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 7 0 10 31
Aggies 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2008 New Mexico State Aggies football team

No. 13 Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Broncos 6 14 3 10 33
Spartans 6 3 7 0 16
See also: 2008 Boise State Broncos football team

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 13 10 0 30
Vandals 7 3 0 14 24
See also: 2008 Idaho Vandals football team

Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 7 21
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 3 14 0 17
Wolf Pack 3 14 14 10 41
See also: 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 7 14 24
Spartans 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–San Jose State football rivalry

References

  1. ^ Wilner, Jon (December 7, 2008). "SJSU misses out on a bowl". The Mercury News. San Jose, California. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
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