American college football season
The 1988 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Jack Elway's last season as head coach. He was fired following a disappointing season.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 8 USC | | ABC | L 20–24 | 57,000 |
September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego State* | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | W 31–10 | 26,000 |
September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Oregon | | | L 3–7 | 39,089 |
October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | | ESPN | L 14–42 | 59,075 |
October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State* | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA (rivalry)
| | W 44–12 | 55,000 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona State | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | W 24–3 | 40,500 |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | T 20–20 | 35,000 |
October 29 | 12:30 p.m. | at Washington | | | L 25–28 | 68,272 |
November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | L 21–24 | 36,500 |
November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 6 UCLA | | | L 17–27 | 70,552 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at California | | | T 19–19 | 75,662 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Personnel[]
1988 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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DT
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72
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Lester Archambeau
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Sr
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S
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Robert Engelhardt
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DB
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Alan Grant
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LB
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Rob Hinckley
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NG
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Ray Huckestein
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DL
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Scott Palmbush
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ILB
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Kevin Richardson
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Sr
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DB
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Kevin Scott
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LB
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Jono Tunney
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CB
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Tuan Van Le
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Fr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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John Hopkins
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Dave Baldwin – Passing game coordinator and wide receivers
- Gary Gagnon – Running backs
- Chris Foerster – Assistant offensive line
- Dick Mannini – Defensive coordinator and defensive line
- Larry Kerr – Inside linebackers
- Otto Kofler – Outside linebackers
- Jack Gilmete – Outside linebackers
- Sonny Lubick – Defensive backs
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Game summaries[]
Southern California[]
San Diego State[]
at Oregon[]
at Notre Dame[]
San Jose State[]
Arizona State[]
Oregon State[]
at Washington[]
Washington State[]
at UCLA[]
at California[]
Game information
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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.
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- Top passers
- 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
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Stanford's Tuan Van Le, a Vietnam War refugee, blocked Robbie Keen's 20-yard field goal in the final seconds to preserve the tie.
Radio[]
Flagship station |
Play–by–play |
Color commentator |
Sideline reporter |
Studio host
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KSFO–AM 560 |
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Some games broadcast on KYA–FM 93.3 because of broadcast conflict with the Oakland Athletics
References[]
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National championship seasons in bold |