1988 UCLA Bruins football team

1988 UCLA Bruins football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Axman (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators
Home stadiumRose Bowl
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 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 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the Pac-10. UCLA was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Bruins defeated Arkansas. The team played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Senior quarterback Troy Aikman was taken first overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3San Diego State*No. 5
W 59–646,487[1]
September 10No. 2 Nebraska*No. 5
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 41–2884,086[2]
September 17Long Beach State*No. 2
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 56–342,464[3]
October 1at No. 16 WashingtonNo. 2
W 24–1771,224[4]
October 8Oregon StateNo. 2
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 38–2146,550[5]
October 15at CaliforniaNo. 2
W 38–2158,000[6]
October 22at ArizonaNo. 1
W 24–349,922[7]
October 29Washington StateNo. 1
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
L 30–3451,970[8]
November 5at OregonNo. 6
W 16–642,509[9]
November 12StanfordNo. 6
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 27–1770,552[10]
November 19No. 2 USCNo. 6
L 22–31100,741[11]
January 2vs. No. 8 Arkansas*No. 9
W 17–374,304[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Further information: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP5 (2)5 (2)5 (2)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (1)1 (33)1 (35)6669896
Coaches9 (2)9 (2)52 (13)2 (5)2 (7)2 (6)2 (5)1 (37)1 (41)6669996

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Game summaries

Nebraska

Team 1 234Total
#2 Nebraska 0 1378 28
• #5 UCLA 28 1030 41
Scoring summary
Q112:39UCLAArbuckle 57-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 7–0
Q18:22UCLAWills 50-yard run (Velasco kick)UCLA 14–0
Q15:05UCLAArbuckle 3-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 21–0
Q11:00UCLAHenly 75-yard punt return (Velasco kick)UCLA 28–0
Q2NebMark Blazek 75-yard interception return (kick)UCLA 28–7
Q2UCLAKeating 11-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 35–7
Q2UCLAVelasco 42-yard field goalUCLA 38–7
Q21:21NebGregory 8-yard pass from S. Taylor (PAT failed)UCLA 38–13
Q3UCLAVelasco 34-yard field goalUCLA 41–13
Q3NebS. Taylor 1-yard run (kick)UCLA 41–20
Q4NebMillikan 1-yard pass from S. Taylor (S. Taylor run)UCLA 41–28
See also: 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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Oregon State

Team 1 234Total
Oregon St 0 1407 21
• #2 UCLA 14 7314 38
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Rose Bowl
  • Game attendance: 46,550
Scoring summary
Q1UCLAAnthony 7 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 7–0
Q1UCLAKeating 21 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 14–0
Q2UCLABall 12 yard run (Velasco kick)UCLA 21–0
Q2ORSTChaffney 69 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)UCLA 21–7
Q2ORSTThomas 52 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)UCLA 21–14
Q3UCLAVelasco 37 yard field goalUCLA 24–14
Q4UCLAR. Moore 6 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 31–14
Q4ORSTThomas 12 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)UCLA 31–21
Q4UCLAAnthony 1 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 38–21
See also: 1988 Oregon State Beavers football team

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At Oregon

Team 1 234Total
• #6 UCLA 3 076 16
Oregon 0 303 6
Scoring summary
Q13:45UCLAVelasco 53 yard field goalUCLA 3–0
Q20:09OREDennis 23 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q33:41UCLAKeating 11 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 10–3
Q414:15OREDennis 43 yard field goalUCLA 10–6
Q413:22UCLABrown 68 yard run (pass failed)UCLA 16–6
See also: 1988 Oregon Ducks football team

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USC

See also: 1988 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

Vs. Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

See also: 1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and 1989 Cotton Bowl Classic

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Roster

1988 UCLA Bruins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Troy Aikman Sr
TE 81 Charles Arbuckle Jr
RB 21 Eric Ball Sr
C 68 Frank Cornish Jr
RB 22 Mel Farr Jr. Sr
WR 9 Mike Farr Jr
WR 4 Reggie Moore So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 7 Chance Johnson
CB 2 Darryl Henley Sr
DB 31 Carnell Lake Sr
LB 54 Craig Davis Jr
DB 23 Marcus Turner Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 25 Alfredo Velasco Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Awards and honors

NFL draftees

The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Troy Aikman Quarterback 1 1 Dallas Cowboys
Carnell Lake Defensive back 2 34 Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Ball Running back 2 35 Cincinnati Bengals
Darryl Henley Defensive back 2 53 Los Angeles Rams
Jim Wahler Defensive tackle 4 94 Phoenix Cardinals
Marcus Turner Defensive back 11 283 Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Smith Tackle 12 326 New York Giants

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  16. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 9. Retrieved 2015-Oct-10.
  17. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 6. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.
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