1988 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1988 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 13th year head coach Terry Donahue and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
San Diego State* |
#5 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 59–6 |
46,487 |
September 10 |
#2 Nebraska* |
#5 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 41–28 |
84,086 |
September 17 |
Long Beach State* |
#2 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 56–3 |
42,464 |
October 1 |
at #16 Washington |
#2 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 24–17 |
71,224 |
October 8 |
Oregon State |
#2 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 38–21 |
46,550 |
October 15 |
at California |
#2 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
W 38–21 |
58,000 |
October 22 |
at Arizona |
#1 |
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
W 24–3 |
49,922 |
October 29 |
Washington State |
#1 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
L 30–34 |
51,970 |
November 5 |
at Oregon |
#6 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
W 16–6 |
42,509 |
November 12 |
Stanford |
#6 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 27–17 |
70,552 |
November 19 |
#2 USC |
#6 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
L 22–31 |
100,741 |
January 2 |
vs. #8 Arkansas* |
#9 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
W 17–3 |
74,304 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Season summary
Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#2 Nebraska |
0 |
13 | 7 | 8 |
28 |
• #5 UCLA |
28 |
10 | 3 | 0 |
41 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
12:39 | UCLA | Arbuckle 57-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
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Q1 |
8:22 | UCLA | Wills 50-yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 14–0 |
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Q1 |
5:05 | UCLA | Arbuckle 3-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 21–0 |
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Q1 |
1:00 | UCLA | Henly 75-yard punt return (Velasco kick) | UCLA 28–0 |
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Q2 |
| Neb | Mark Blazek 75-yard interception return (kick) | UCLA 28–7 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Keating 11-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 35–7 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Velasco 42-yard field goal | UCLA 38–7 |
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Q2 |
1:21 | Neb | Gregory 8-yard pass from S. Taylor (PAT failed) | UCLA 38–13 |
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Q3 |
| UCLA | Velasco 34-yard field goal | UCLA 41–13 |
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Q3 |
| Neb | S. Taylor 1-yard run (kick) | UCLA 41–20 |
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Q4 |
| Neb | Millikan 1-yard pass from S. Taylor (S. Taylor run) | UCLA 41–28 |
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Oregon State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oregon St |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
• #2 UCLA |
14 |
7 | 3 | 14 |
38 |
- Date: October 8
- Location: Rose Bowl
- Game attendance: 46,550
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| UCLA | Anthony 7 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
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Q1 |
| UCLA | Keating 21 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 14–0 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Ball 12 yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 21–0 |
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Q2 |
| ORST | Chaffney 69 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 21–7 |
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Q2 |
| ORST | Thomas 52 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 21–14 |
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Q3 |
| UCLA | Velasco 37 yard field goal | UCLA 24–14 |
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Q4 |
| UCLA | R. Moore 6 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 31–14 |
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Q4 |
| ORST | Thomas 12 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 31–21 |
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Q4 |
| UCLA | Anthony 1 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 38–21 |
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Oregon
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• #6 UCLA |
3 |
0 | 7 | 6 |
16 |
Oregon |
0 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
6 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
3:45 | UCLA | Velasco 53 yard field goal | UCLA 3–0 |
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Q2 |
:09 | ORE | Dennis 23 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
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Q3 |
3:41 | UCLA | Keating 11 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 10–3 |
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Q4 |
14:15 | ORE | Dennis 43 yard field goal | UCLA 10–6 |
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Q4 |
13:22 | UCLA | Brown 68 yard run (pass failed) | UCLA 16–6 |
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Awards and honors
NFL draftees
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.
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References
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