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1988 California

5–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠5–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Bruce Snyder.

Schedule and results

California in 1988, game by game: won vs. Pacific 30–7; lost at Oregon State 16–17; won vs. Kansas 52–21; won vs. San José State 21–14; lost at Washington State 13–44; lost vs. No. 2 UCLA 21–38; won vs. Temple 31–14; won at Arizona 10–7; lost at No. 2 USC 3–35; lost at Washington 27–28; tied vs. Stanford 19–19+31−32Won 30–7 vs. Pacific+23PacificLost 16–17 at Oregon State-1Oregon StateWon 52–21 vs. Kansas+31KansasWon 21–14 vs. San José State+7San José StateLost 13–44 at Washington State-31Washington StateLost 21–38 vs. No. 2 UCLA-17No. 2 UCLAWon 31–14 vs. Temple+17TempleWon 10–7 at Arizona+3ArizonaLost 3–35 at No. 2 USC-32No. 2 USCLost 27–28 at Washington-1WashingtonTied 19–19 vs. Stanford0Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsPacificW 30–⁠767%
Sep 17atOregon StateL 16–⁠1753%
Sep 24vsKansasW 52–⁠2177%
Oct 1vsSan José StateW 21–⁠1453%
Oct 8atWashington StateL 13–⁠4439%
Oct 15vs2UCLAL 21–⁠3825%
Oct 22vsTempleW 31–⁠1470%
Oct 29atArizonaW 10–⁠730%
Nov 5at2USCL 3–⁠3517%
Nov 12atWashingtonL 27–⁠2830%
Nov 19vsStanfordT 19–⁠1954%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Stanford 19–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠5–⁠1 10th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
243–⁠244
Coach
Bruce Snyder
Elo
1496 +28 this season
SP+ rating
4.9 No. 43 of 102; offense No. 48, defense No. 38
SRS
3.5 No. 40 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Kent Baer

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 2Dave Zawatson OTChicago Bears
Rd 4Darryl Ingram TEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Natu Tuatagaloa DTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6Steve Hendrickson LBSan Francisco 49ers

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Robbie KeenKCoaches-1

Second team

  • David OrtegaLBCoaches-2
  • John HardyDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1988 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠010–⁠27
UCLA6–⁠210–⁠26
Washington State5–⁠39–⁠316
Arizona5–⁠37–⁠4
Arizona State3–⁠46–⁠5
Washington3–⁠56–⁠5
Oregon3–⁠56–⁠6
Oregon State2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Stanford1–⁠5–⁠23–⁠6–⁠2
California1–⁠5–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1

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