1988 UCLA Bruins football team

1988 UCLA Bruins football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
1989 Cotton Bowl Classic, W, 17–3 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#6
AP	#6
1988 record	10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (13th year)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Axman (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Field (7th year)
Home stadium	Rose Bowl (Capacity: 104,091)

1988 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 USC $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#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 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Nebraska	0	13	7	8	28
• #5 UCLA	28	10	3	0	41

Date: September 10
Location: Rose Bowl
Game attendance: 84,086
Referee: Jim Springer
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Mike Adamle

Scoring summary

Q1	12:39	UCLA	Arbuckle 57-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 7–0

Q1	8:22	UCLA	Wills 50-yard run (Velasco kick)	UCLA 14–0

Q1	5:05	UCLA	Arbuckle 3-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 21–0

Q1	1:00	UCLA	Henly 75-yard punt return (Velasco kick)	UCLA 28–0

Q2		Neb	Mark Blazek 75-yard interception return (kick)	UCLA 28–7

Q2		UCLA	Keating 11-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 35–7

Q2		UCLA	Velasco 42-yard field goal	UCLA 38–7

Q2	1:21	Neb	Gregory 8-yard pass from S. Taylor (PAT failed)	UCLA 38–13

Q3		UCLA	Velasco 34-yard field goal	UCLA 41–13

Q3		Neb	S. Taylor 1-yard run (kick)	UCLA 41–20

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
Oregon St	0	14	0	7	21
• #2 UCLA	14	7	3	14	38

Date: October 8
Location: Rose Bowl
Game attendance: 46,550

Scoring summary

Q1	UCLA	Anthony 7 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 7–0

Q1	UCLA	Keating 21 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 14–0

Q2	UCLA	Ball 12 yard run (Velasco kick)	UCLA 21–0

Q2	ORST	Chaffney 69 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)	UCLA 21–7

Q2	ORST	Thomas 52 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)	UCLA 21–14

Q3	UCLA	Velasco 37 yard field goal	UCLA 24–14

Q4	UCLA	R. Moore 6 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 31–14

Q4	ORST	Thomas 12 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)	UCLA 31–21

Q4	UCLA	Anthony 1 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 38–21

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Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #6 UCLA	3	0	7	6	16
Oregon	0	3	0	3	6

Date: November 5
Location: Autzen Stadium
Game attendance: 42,509

Scoring summary

Q1	3:45	UCLA	Velasco 53 yard field goal	UCLA 3–0

Q2	:09	ORE	Dennis 23 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q3	3:41	UCLA	Keating 11 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 10–3

Q4	14:15	ORE	Dennis 43 yard field goal	UCLA 10–6

Q4	13:22	UCLA	Brown 68 yard run (pass failed)	UCLA 16–6

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Awards and honors

Troy Aikman, Davey O'Brien Award

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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References

↑ "1988 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
↑ "Aikman Passes UCLA Past Nebraska 41-28". NewsOK. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 9. Retrieved 2015-Oct-10.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 6. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.
↑ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2014.

UCLA Bruins football

Venues	Moore Field (1919–1927) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1928–1981) Rose Bowl (1982–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games California USC (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Joe Bruin "Sons of Westwood" "Mighty Bruins" Marching band 1967 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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