1988 California Golden Bears football team

1988 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
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
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
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 10Pacific (CA)*
W 30–739,000[4]
September 17at Oregon State
L 16–1725,266[5]
September 24Kansas*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 52–2134,000[6]
October 1San Jose State*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 21–1440,000[7]
October 8at Washington State
L 13–4427,077[8]
October 15No. 2 UCLA
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (rivalry)
L 21–3858,000[9]
October 22Temple*
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
W 31–1433,000[10]
October 29at Arizona
W 10–747,182[11]
November 5at No. 2 USC
L 3–3573,937[12]
November 12at Washington
L 27–2858,823[13]
November 19Stanford
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA (Big Game)
T 19–1975,662[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Game summaries

Pacific (CA)

At Oregon State

Kansas

San Jose State

At Washington State

UCLA

Temple

At Arizona

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

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: October 29, 1988
  • Game attendance: 47,182
  • [16]
External videos
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

See also: Big Game (American football)
Stanford Cardinal (3–6–1) at California Golden Bears (5–5)
Quarter 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
  • [17][18]
Game information

Roster

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
DB David Wilson Fr
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
  • Redshirt

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. ^ "Cal's collapse boosts Beavers". The Sacramento Bee. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cal's flood of points engulfs KU in second half". The Kansas City Star. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cal punches in a late one, beats San Jose State 21–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rosenbach leads WSU to 44–13 win over Cal". The Billings Gazette. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCLA could be voted No. 1 after 38–21 win over Cal". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cal battles injuries to win". The San Francisco Examiner. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cal gratefully accepts a victory". Oakland Tribune. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "USC overpowers Golden Bears, 35–3". The Enterprise. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2nd-half rally makes UW's day bearable". The Daily Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "It's another bizarre finish in Big Game". The Los Angeles Times. November 20, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
  16. ^ "Golden Bears pin 10-7 loss on Wildcats." Eugene Register-Guard. pg. 7C. 1988 Oct 30. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.
  17. ^ The Stanford Daily Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.
  18. ^ "Stanford bears down on Cal kicker, 19-19." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Pg. 6F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.
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