1988 Pacific

2–⁠9 (2–⁠5 Big West), coached by Bob Cope.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1988, game by game: lost at Arkansas 14–63; lost at California 7–30; lost vs. Idaho 26–36; lost at Cal State Fullerton 10–13; won at Long Beach State 22–10; lost vs. UNLV 16–30; lost vs. San José State 17–35; lost vs. Sacramento State 21–30; lost at Utah State 20–23; lost at Fresno State 0–34; won vs. New Mexico State 21–20+12−49Lost 14–63 at Arkansas-49ArkansasLost 7–30 at California-23CaliforniaLost 26–36 vs. Idaho-10IdahoLost 10–13 at Cal State Fullerton-3Cal State Fulle…Won 22–10 at Long Beach State+12Long Beach StateLost 16–30 vs. UNLV-14UNLVLost 17–35 vs. San José State-18San José StateLost 21–30 vs. Sacramento State-9Sacramento StateLost 20–23 at Utah State-3Utah StateLost 0–34 at Fresno State-34Fresno StateWon 21–20 vs. New Mexico State+1New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big West.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠5 7th in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠324
Coach
Bob Cope
Elo
1265 −149 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.6 No. 101 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

1988 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fresno State7–⁠010–⁠2
Cal State Fullerton5–⁠25–⁠6
Utah State4–⁠34–⁠7
San José State4–⁠34–⁠8
UNLV3–⁠44–⁠7
Long Beach State3–⁠43–⁠9
Pacific2–⁠52–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠71–⁠10

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