2008 San Jose State Spartans football team

American college football season

2008 San Jose State Spartans football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Tomey (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Marcus Arroyo (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Steve Morton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Keith Burns (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons← 2007 2009 →

2008 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:00 pm	UC Davis*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 13–10	18,730
September 6	9:30 am	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FSN	L 12–35	84,146
September 13	5:00 pm	San Diego State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 35–10	19,854
September 20	6:00 pm	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)		L 10–23	33,293
September 26	9:05 pm	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)		W 20–17	40,571
October 11	4:30 pm	Utah State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPNU	W 30–7	20,318
October 18/	6:00 pm	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN GamePlan	W 31–14	20,607
October 24	6:00 pm	No. 13 Boise State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN2	L 16–33	26,258
November 1	2:00 pm	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID		W 30–24	15,002
November 8	5:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 0–21	16,170
November 15	1:05 pm	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 17–41	14,343
November 21	6:30 pm	Fresno State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 10–24	24,384
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v t e San Jose State Spartans football
Venues	CEFCU Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Fresno State: Battle for the Valley Hawaii: Dick Tomey Legacy Game Pacific: Victory Bell Stanford: Bill Walsh Legacy Game
Media	Radio: KDOW KSJS KTRB
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896–1897 1898 1899 1900 1901–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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