1988 Washington State Cougars football team
| 1988 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Aloha Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 16 |
| 1988 record | 9–3 (5–3 Pac-10) |
| Head coach | Dennis Erickson (2nd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Bob Bratkowski (2nd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | John L. Smith (2nd year) |
| Captain |
Ivan Cook Timm Rosenbach |
| Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 USC $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Washington State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dennis Erickson, the Cougars compiled a 9–3 record (5–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 415 to 303.[1][2] On October 29, Washington State beat No. 1 UCLA at the Rose Bowl, their first and only win ever over a No. 1 ranked team.
The team's statistical leaders included Timm Rosenbach with 3,097 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,280 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 1,151 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 3 | at Illinois* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 44–7 | 54,458 | |||||
| September 10 | at Minnesota* | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 41–9 | 40,071 | |||||
| September 17 | Oregon | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | L 28–43 | 30,263 | |||||
| October 1 | at Tennessee* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 52–24 | 92,276 | |||||
| October 8 | California | No. 18 | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | W 44–13 | 27,077 | ||||
| October 15 | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 28–45 | 48,287 | |||||
| October 22 | Arizona State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | L 28–31 | 33,170 | |||||
| October 29 | at No. 1 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | W 34–30 | 51,970 | |||||
| November 5 | at Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 24–21 | 36,500 | |||||
| November 12 | Oregon State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | W 36–27 | 19,702 | |||||
| November 19 | Washington | No. 19 | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) | W 32–31 | 40,000 | ||||
| December 25 | vs. No. 14 Houston* | No. 18 | Aloha Bowl • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) | W 24–22 | 35,132 | ||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Source:[4]
Season summary
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- Steve Broussard 27 Rush, 173 Yds
References
- ↑ "1988 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "1988 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Football media guide". Washington State University Athletics. 2014. p. 75. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 4. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.
External links
- Spokane Chronicle: Aloha Bowl '88 special pre-game section, December 22, 1988
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