2008 San Jose State Spartans football team

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.

2008 San Jose State Spartans football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMarcus Arroyo (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorSteve Morton (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorKeith Burns (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSpartan Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
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  
San Jose State   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

Schedule

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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 HawaiiW 20–1740,571
October 114:30 pmUtah State 
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPNUW 30–720,318
October 18/6:00 pmat New Mexico StateESPN GamePlanW 31–1420,607
October 246:00 pmNo. 13 Boise State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN2L 16–3326,258
November 12:00 pmat IdahoW 30–2415,002
November 85:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
L 0–2116,170
November 151:05 pmat NevadaL 17–4114,343
November 216:30 pmFresno State
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA (rivalry)
ESPN2L 10–2424,384
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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UC Davis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 10 0 0 0 10
Spartans 0 0 6 7 13

At Nebraska

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 6 3 0 3 12
Cornhuskers 14 0 0 21 35

San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 0 7 3 0 10
Spartans 7 14 0 14 35

At Stanford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 7 0 0 10
Cardinal 0 7 6 10 23

At Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 0 7 6 20
Warriors 7 10 0 0 17

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 0 7 7
Spartans 0 21 9 0 30

At New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 14 7 0 10 31
Aggies 0 7 0 7 14

No. 13 Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Broncos 6 14 3 10 33
Spartans 6 3 7 0 16

At Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 13 10 0 30
Vandals 7 3 0 14 24

Louisiana Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 7 21
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 3 14 0 17
Wolf Pack 3 14 14 10 41

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 7 14 24
Spartans 7 3 0 0 10

References

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