1988 California Golden Bears football team

1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1988 California Golden Bears football
1988 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1988 record	5–5–1 (1–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (2nd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5–1 record (1–5–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 244 to 243.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,416 passing yards, Chris Richards with 729 rushing yards, and Darryl Ingram with 513 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Pacific*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 30–7
September 17	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 16–17	25,266^[4]
September 24	Kansas*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 52–21	34,000
October 1	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 21–14
October 8	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 13–44	27,077^[5]
October 15	No. 2 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 21–38	58,000
October 22	Temple*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–14
October 29	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 10–7	47,182^[6]
November 5	at No. 2 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 3–35	73,937^[7]
November 12	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 27–28	58,823^[8]
November 19	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	T 19–19	75,662
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[]

1988 California Golden Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Rob Bimson
WR		Vince Delgado
WR		Mike Ford
FB		Todd Powers
RB		Chris Richards
QB		Troy Taylor

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
ILB		David Ortega

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Robbie Keen

Head coach

Bruce Snyder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kent Baer (DC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary[]

Stanford[]

Stanford Cardinal (3–6–1) at California Golden Bears (5–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Stanford	3	10	3	3	19
California	3	9	0	7	19

at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

Date: November 19
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 75,662
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Game information

First quarter

CAL - Robbie Keen 36-yard field goal. California 3–0. Drive:
STAN – John Hopkins 44-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:

Second quarter

STAN – John Hopkins 46-yard field goal. Stanford 6–3. Drive:
CAL – Robbie Keen 44-yard field goal. Tie 6–6. Drive:
CAL – Robbie Keen 39-yard field goal. California 9–6. Drive:
STAN – Kevin Scott 95-yard kickoff return (John Hopkins kick), 2:35. Stanford 13–9.
CAL – Robbie Keen 21-yard field goal. Stanford 13–12. Drive:

Third quarter

STAN – John Hopkins 21-yard field goal. Stanford 16–12. Drive: 71 yards.

Fourth quarter

STAN – John Hopkins 21-yard field goal. Stanford 19–12. Drive:
CAL – Mike Ford 19-yard pass from Troy Taylor (Robbie Keen kick), 9:08. Tie 19–19. Drive: 80 yards.

Top passers

STAN – Jason Palumbis – 13/27, 181 yards, INT
CAL – Troy Taylor – 18/32, 226 yards, TD

Top rushers

STAN – Jon Volpe – 23 rushes, 56 yards
CAL – Todd Powers – 9 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

STAN – Walter Batson – 2 receptions, 60 yards
CAL – Rob Bimson – 5 receptions, 48 yards

References[]

^ "1988 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "1988 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
^ "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.
^ '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
^ Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
^ USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
^ 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 200.
^ 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
^ The Stanford Daily Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.
^ "Stanford bears down on Cal kicker, 19-19." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Pg. 6F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.

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[1] "1988 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[2] "California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[3] "1988 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[4] "Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.

[5] '16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.

[6] Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.

[7] USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.

[8] 2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 200.

[9] 2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.

[10] The Stanford Daily Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.

[11] "Stanford bears down on Cal kicker, 19-19." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Pg. 6F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.

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National championship seasons in bold

1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t	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
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