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San José State

WAC · 1998 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
12th
3–5 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare San José State head-to-head · History & Eras

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–8W 35–23
3Week 3 · Sep 15Idaho (IDAHO)H2HIND BW9–3L 12–17
4Week 4 · Sep 22Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC8–4L 3–58
5Week 5 · Sep 29New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC3–9W 37–20
6Week 6 · Oct 6Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC9–3L 14–52
7Week 7 · Oct 13Rice (RICE)H2HIND WAC5–6W 20–17
8Week 8 · Oct 20UTEPH2HIND WAC3–8L 21–28
9Week 9 · Oct 27BYUH2HIND WAC9–5L 43–46
10Week 10 · Nov 3Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC7–4L 17–49
11Week 11 · Nov 10Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC0–12W 45–17
12Week 12 · Nov 17San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC7–5L 6–34
13Week 13 · Nov 24Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND WAC5–6L 21–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.056
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-27
-38+11
  • Rice +5
  • Stanford +3
  • New Mexico +3
  • Hawai'i 0
  • Idaho -3
  • Virginia -3
  • Oregon -4
  • Utah -4
  • BYU -5
  • San Diego State -5
  • Fresno State -6
  • UTEP -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #83Better than 40%
Win % Place 79thBetter than 43%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#79W14#81Regular Season Final#83Post-Season W2#83Post-Season W3#83Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
-5
-55
+17
-38
+3
-7
-3
-32
+28
-28
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#971993#911994#921995#1001996#841997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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