1988 California Golden Bears football team

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]

1988 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1988 record5–5–1 (1–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (2nd season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial 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 Troy Taylor with 2,416 passing yards, Chris Richards with 729 rushing yards, and Darryl Ingram with 513 receiving yards.[3]

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

[9]

Personnel
1988 California Golden Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Rob Bimson
WR Vince Delgado
WR Mike Ford
FB Todd Powers
RB Chris Richards
QB Troy Taylor
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
ILB David Ortega
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Robbie Keen
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Season summary

Stanford
See also: 1988 California Golden Bears football team
Stanford Cardinal (3–6–1) at California Golden Bears (5–5)
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
  • [10] [11]

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. "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.
  5. '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
  6. Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
  7. USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
  8. 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 200.
  9. 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  10. The Stanford Daily Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.
  11. "Stanford bears down on Cal kicker, 19-19." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Pg. 6F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.
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