1988 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1988 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Wildcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents, 279 to 218.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

1988 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1988 record7–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRip Scherer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (2nd season)
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 team's statistical leaders included Ronald Veal with 669 passing yards, Alonzo Washington with 651 rushing yards, and Derek Hill with 508 receiving yards.[3] Linebacker Chris Singleton led the team with 118 tackles.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3at Oregon StateW 24–13
September 10Texas Tech*W 35–19
September 17at No. 4 Oklahoma*L 10–28
September 24Eastern Michigan*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 55–0
October 1 No. 4 USC
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 15–38
October 15Washington State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 45–28
October 22 No. 1 UCLA
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 3–24
October 29California
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 7–10
November 5at WashingtonW 16–13
November 12Oregon
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 41–27
November 26Arizona State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 28–18
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1988 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  2. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 108. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. "1988 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. 2016 Media Guide, p. 86.
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