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1988 California Golden Bears football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record5–5–1 (1–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Kent Baer (2nd season)
Home stadium California Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989 →
1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 USC $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 6 UCLA 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5–1 record (1–5–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 244 to 243. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,416 passing yards, Chris Richards with 729 rushing yards, and Darryl Ingram with 513 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Pacific (CA)*W 30–739,000 [4]
September 17at Oregon StateL 16–1725,266 [5]
September 24 Kansas*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 52–2134,000
October 1 San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–14
October 8at Washington StateL 13–4427,077 [6]
October 15No. 2 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA ( rivalry)
L 21–3858,000
October 22 Temple*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 31–14
October 29at ArizonaW 10–747,182 [7]
November 5at No. 2 USCL 3–3573,937 [8]
November 12at WashingtonL 27–2858,823 [9]
November 19 Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA ( Big Game)
T 19–1975,662
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

Personnel

1988 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Steve Andersen
OL Troy Auzenne
WR Rob Bimson
RB Tyrone Bland
WR Vince Delgado
WR James Devers
OL Robert Dos Remedios
QB Ron Flores
WR Mike Ford
RB John Grillos
TE Darryl Ingram
RB Tim Jenkins
WR Brian McGhee
WR Chad Nightingale
QB Mike Pawlawski
FB Todd Powers
RB Chris Richards
RB Bob Schellenberg
WR Michael Smith
OL Tony Smith
TE Steve Stafford
WR Faasamala Tagaloa
QB Troy Taylor
WR Brian Treggs
RB Brent Woodall
OL Dave Zawatson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Ron English
DB Darrin Greer
DB John Hardy
LB Steve Hendrickson
DL Joe Nelms
LB DeWayne Odom
DB Travis Oliver
ILB David Ortega
LB Dan Slevin
DB Derek Taylor
DL Natu Tuatagaloa
DL Majett Whiteside
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P Robbie Keen
K Chris Noonan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Pacific

At Oregon State

Kansas

San Jose State

At Washington State

UCLA

Temple

At Arizona

California Golden Bears (4–3) at Arizona Wildcats (4–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
California 0 3 0710
Arizona 0 0 077

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: October 29, 1988
  • Game attendance: 47,182
  • [11]
External videos
video icon Full game
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Troy Taylor 15/30, 184 yds, TD, int
Rushing Chris Richards 17 rush, 52 yds
Receiving Vince Delgado 1 rec, 55 yds, TD
Arizona Passing Bobby Watters 8/24, 106 yds, int
Rushing Alonzo Washington 15 rush, 70 yds
Receiving Reggie McGill 4 rec, 46 yds

At USC

At Washington

Stanford

Stanford Cardinal (3–6–1) at California Golden Bears (5–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Stanford 3 10 3319
California 3 9 0719

at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 75,662
  • [12] [13]
Game information

References

  1. ^ "1988 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1988 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bears make quick work of Pacific". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 11, 1988. p. 6C.
  5. ^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.
  6. ^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  7. ^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
  8. ^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  9. ^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 200.
  10. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  11. ^ "Golden Bears pin 10-7 loss on Wildcats." Eugene Register-Guard. pg. 7C. 1988 Oct 30. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.
  12. ^ The Stanford Daily Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.
  13. ^ "Stanford bears down on Cal kicker, 19-19." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Pg. 6F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.