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 coachBruce Snyder (2nd season)
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 (CA)*
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]

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.
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