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. Despite being bowl eligible, the Spartans were not invited to a bowl game.^[1]

2008 San Jose State Spartans football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Tomey (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Marcus Arroyo (1st season) 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

v t e	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

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

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