1988 Washington State Cougars football team

1988 Washington State Cougars football
Aloha Bowl Champions
Aloha Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Houston
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#16
1988 record	9–3 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (2nd year)
Captain	Ivan Cook Timm Rosenbach
Home stadium	Martin Stadium

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 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. On October 29, the beat #1 UCLA at the Rose Bowl, their first and only win ever over a #1 ranked team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 44–7	54,458
September 10	at Minnesota*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	W 41–9	40,071
September 17	Oregon		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 28–43	30,263
October 1	at Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 52–24	92,276
October 8	California	#18	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 44–13	27,077
October 15	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 28–45	48,287
October 22	Arizona State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 28–31	33,170
October 29	at #1 UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	W 34–30	51,970
November 5	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 24–21	36,500
November 12	Oregon State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 36–27	19,702
November 19	Washington	#19	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 32–31	40,000
December 25	vs. #14 Houston*	#18	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	W 24–22	35,132
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:^[1]

Season summary

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Wash St 7 16 14 7 44 Illinois 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 3 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 54,458

Scoring summary Q1 WSU Rosenbach 16 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 7–0 Q2 WSU Hanson 41 yard field goal WSU 10–0 Q2 WSU Rosenbach 6 yard run (kick failed) WSU 16–0 Q2 ILL Griffith 53 yard run (Higgins kick) WSU 16–7 Q2 WSU Broussard 1 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 23–7 Q3 WSU Broussard 16 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 30–7 Q3 WSU Stallworth 5 yard pass from Rosenbach (Hanson kick) WSU 37–7 Q4 WSU Rosenbach 1 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 44–7

• Steve Broussard 27 Rush, 173 Yds

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References

1. "Football media guide". Washington State University Athletics. 2014. p. 75. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
2. Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 4. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.

External links

• Spokane Chronicle: Aloha Bowl '88 special pre-game section, December 22, 1988