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1998 San José State

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dave Baldwin.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1998, game by game: won at Stanford 35–23; lost vs. Idaho 12–17; lost at No. 22 Oregon 3–58; won vs. New Mexico 37–20; lost at No. 10 Virginia 14–52; won vs. Rice 20–17; lost at UTEP 21–28; lost at BYU 43–46; lost vs. Utah 17–49; won at Hawai’i 45–17; lost vs. San Diego State 6–34; lost at Fresno State 21–24+28−55Won 35–23 at Stanford+12StanfordLost 12–17 vs. Idaho-5IdahoLost 3–58 at No. 22 Oregon-55No. 22 OregonWon 37–20 vs. New Mexico+17New MexicoLost 14–52 at No. 10 Virginia-38No. 10 VirginiaWon 20–17 vs. Rice+3RiceLost 21–28 at UTEP-7UTEPLost 43–46 at BYU-3BYULost 17–49 vs. Utah-32UtahWon 45–17 at Hawai’i+28Hawai’iLost 6–34 vs. San Diego State-28San Diego StateLost 21–24 at Fresno State-3Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atStanfordW 35–⁠2330%
Sep 12vsIdahoL 12–⁠1761%
Sep 19at22OregonL 3–⁠5820%
Sep 26vsNew MexicoW 37–⁠2040%
Oct 3at10VirginiaL 14–⁠5219%
Oct 10vsRiceW 20–⁠1751%
Oct 17atUTEPL 21–⁠2852%
Oct 24atBYUL 43–⁠4627%
Oct 31vsUtahL 17–⁠4940%
Nov 7atHawai’iW 45–⁠1766%
Nov 14vsSan Diego StateL 6–⁠3446%
Nov 21atFresno StateL 21–⁠2429%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 11th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠385
Coach
Dave Baldwin
Elo
1367 −34 this season
SP+ rating
-9.7 No. 84 of 112; offense No. 64, defense No. 92
SRS
−11.0 No. 88 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Todd Throckmorton

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 3David Loverne OTNew York Jets
Rd 6Lyle West DBNew York Giants

1998 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Air Force7–⁠112–⁠113
BYU7–⁠19–⁠5
San Diego State7–⁠17–⁠5
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠3
Colorado State5–⁠38–⁠4
Utah5–⁠37–⁠4
Rice5–⁠35–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠35–⁠6
TCU4–⁠47–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State3–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP3–⁠53–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
Hawai’i0–⁠80–⁠12
UNLV0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.