1988 Washington Huskies football team

1988 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Pinkel (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (11th season)
MVPAaron Jenkins
Captains
Home stadiumHusky 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
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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourteenth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 in the Pacific-10 Conference, tied for sixth), and outscored its opponents 254 to 223.[1] The five losses were by a combined margin of fifteen points. Washington did not play in a bowl game for the first time in ten seasons.

Aaron Jenkins was selected as the team's most valuable player. Jenkins, Ricky Andrews, Darryl Hall, and Mike Zandofsky were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Purdue*No. 20
W 20–656,125[2]
September 17Army*No. 17
W 31–1766,128[3]
September 24San Jose State*No. 17
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 35–3163,692[4]
October 1No. 2 UCLANo. 16
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 17–2471,224[5]
October 8at Arizona StateNo. 19
W 10–070,934[6]
October 15at No. 3 USCNo. 16
L 27–2862,974[7]
October 22at OregonNo. 17
L 14–1745,978[8]
October 29Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–2568,272[9]
November 5Arizona
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 13–1665,604[10]
November 12California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–2758,823[11]
November 19at Washington State
L 31–3240,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Washington State

See also: 1988 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup
Washington Huskies at #19 Washington State Cougars
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Washington 21 7 0331
Washington St 9 7 10632

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

  • Date: November 19, 1988
  • Game weather: Snow, 34 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,000
  • Eugene Register-Guard, 1988 Nov 20.
Game information

Roster

1988 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Eric Alozie Fr
TE 89 Bill Ames Jr
WR 80 Mario Bailey Fr
C 60 Bern Brostek Jr
RB 36 James Compton So
QB 10 Cary Conklin Jr
RB 39 Tony Covington Sr
WR 4 Scott Fitzgerald Sr
RB 29 Aaron Jenkins (C) Sr
OL 66 Kelly John-Lewis Sr
RB 48 Donald Jones Fr
OT 79 Scott Jones Sr
TE 81 Mark Kilpack So
OL 51 Dean Kirkland Sr
TB 20 Greg Lewis So
OT 70 Siupeli Malamala Fr
WR 4 Orlando McKay Fr
OL 58 Jeff Pahukoa So
TE 84 Aaron Pierce Fr
WR 23 Andre Riley Jr
WR 17 James Sawyer Fr
WR 8 Brian Slater Sr
RB 22 Vince Weathersby Sr
OL 77 Brett Wiese Sr
OT 75 Mike Zandofsky Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 55 Ricky Andrews (C) Sr
DB 28 Eric Briscoe So
DL 79 Dennis Brown Jr
DB 21 Eugene Burkhalter So
LB 46 Brett Collins  Fr
DE 90 Steve Emtman Fr
LB 39 Chico Fraley Fr
DB 5 Dana Hall Fr
S 40 Darryl Hall (C) Sr
LB 56 Martin Harrison Jr
DL 94 Art Hunter Jr
LB 59 Virgil Jones Fr
DL 99 Jeff Kohlwes So
CB 6 Le-Lo Lang Jr
DB 4 Art Malone Sr
DL 92 Dorie Murrey Sr
DL 58 Travis Richardson So
LB 47 Greg Travis Jr
DL 96 Bob Willig Sr
CB 25 Tony Zackery (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 37 Eric Canton So
K 3 John McCallum Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

[13]

NFL draft

Five Huskies were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Mike Zandofsky T 3 67 Phoenix Cardinals
Tony Zackery CB 8 223 New England Patriots
Ricky Andrews LB 10 260 San Diego Chargers
Brian Slater FL 11 285 Pittsburgh Steelers
Scott Jones T 12 334 Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Boilers dogged by Washington". The Republic. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Interception seals Huskies' win over Army". Tri-City Herald. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Shaky Huskies edge San Jose St". The Idaho Statesman. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aikman's heroics add up to 24–17 UCLA win". Tallahassee Democrat. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies' defense becomes vocal, then visible". The Daily Herald. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Huskies fail on 2-pointer, and USC wins". The Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oregon beats Huskies 17–14 with late TD". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Dogs win – by fingertips". The News Tribune. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pfaff! Cats beat Huskies on field goal". The Arizona Republic. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "2nd-half rally makes UW's day bearable". The Daily Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougars conquer Huskies; head to Honolulu". The Coeur d'Alene Press. November 20, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Husky roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 19, 1988. p. B2.
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