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2008 San José State

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2008, game by game: won vs. UC Davis 13–10; lost at Nebraska 12–35; won vs. San Diego State 35–10; lost at Stanford 10–23; won at Hawai’i 20–17; won vs. Utah State 30–7; won at New Mexico State 31–14; lost vs. No. 13 Boise State 16–33; won at Idaho 30–24; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 0–21; lost at Nevada 17–41; lost vs. Fresno State 10–24+25−24Won 13–10 vs. UC Davis+3UC DavisLost 12–35 at Nebraska-23NebraskaWon 35–10 vs. San Diego State+25San Diego StateLost 10–23 at Stanford-13StanfordWon 20–17 at Hawai’i+3Hawai’iWon 30–7 vs. Utah State+23Utah StateWon 31–14 at New Mexico State+17New Mexico StateLost 16–33 vs. No. 13 Boise State-17No. 13 Boise StateWon 30–24 at Idaho+6IdahoLost 0–21 vs. Louisiana Tech-21Louisiana TechLost 17–41 at Nevada-24NevadaLost 10–24 vs. Fresno State-14Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUC DavisW 13–⁠1075%
Sep 6atNebraskaL 12–⁠3535%
Sep 13vsSan Diego StateW 35–⁠1065%
Sep 20atStanfordL 10–⁠2349%
Sep 28atHawai’iW 20–⁠1727%
Oct 11vsUtah StateW 30–⁠775%
Oct 18atNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠1456%
Oct 24vs13Boise StateL 16–⁠3331%
Nov 1atIdahoW 30–⁠2474%
Nov 8vsLouisiana TechL 0–⁠2167%
Nov 15atNevadaL 17–⁠4132%
Nov 21vsFresno StateL 10–⁠2443%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 24–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
224–⁠259
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1410 −50 this season
SP+ rating
-13.2 No. 100 of 120; offense No. 116, defense No. 63, special teams No. 83
SRS
−10.4 No. 98 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 109
Offensive coordinators
Marcus Arroyo and Steve Morton
Defensive coordinator
Keith Burns
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense118th of 120
  • Defense42nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted127th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted30th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0834%0.96118th of 120
Defense0.0138%0.9242nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.06 off
0.00 def		34% off
38% def		—127th off
30th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 333% allowed
Defense-0.1own 313% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2008 class

Ina Liaina ILB★★★No. 938
Raymond Rodriguez ATH★★★No. 1247
Ryan Otten OLB★★No. 1602
Tracy Pugh SDE★★No. 1602
Wade O’Neill ILB★★No. 1602

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.740
Defensive line22.00.733
Linebackers32.30.791
Defensive backs32.00.718
Athletes and specialists13.00.811
Whole class102.20.754

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 3Jarron Gilbert DTChicago Bears
Rd 3Christopher Owens CBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Coye Francies CBCleveland Browns

2008 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠111
Louisiana Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠37–⁠6
Hawai’i5–⁠37–⁠7
Fresno State4–⁠47–⁠6
San José State4–⁠46–⁠6
Utah State3–⁠53–⁠9
New Mexico State1–⁠73–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠72–⁠10

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