American college football season
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]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 10 Pacific (CA) * W 30–739,000 [4] September 17 at Oregon State L 16–1725,266 [5] September 24 Kansas * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 52–2134,000 October 1 San Jose State * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 21–14 October 8 at Washington State L 13–4427,077 [6] October 15 No. 2 UCLA California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry ) L 21–3858,000 October 22 Temple * California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 31–14 October 29 at Arizona W 10–747,182 [7] November 5 at No. 2 USC L 3–3573,937 [8] November 12 at Washington L 27–2858,823 [9] November 19 Stanford California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game ) T 19–1975,662 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1988 California Golden Bears football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Ron English DB Darrin Greer DB John Hardy LB Steve Hendrickson DL Joe Nelms LB DeWayne Odom DB Travis Oliver ILB David Ortega LB Dan Slevin DB Derek Taylor DL Natu Tuatagaloa DL Majett Whiteside
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K , P Robbie Keen K Chris Noonan
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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Team Category Player Statistics California Passing Troy Taylor 15/30, 184 yds, TD, int Rushing Chris Richards 17 rush, 52 yds Receiving Vince Delgado 1 rec, 55 yds, TD Arizona Passing Bobby Watters 8/24, 106 yds, int Rushing Alonzo Washington 15 rush, 70 yds Receiving Reggie McGill 4 rec, 46 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CAL AU 2 California 47-yard field goal by Robbie Keen 3 0 4 Arizona Derek Hill 15-yard touchdown reception from Bart Recktenwald, Doug Pfaff kick good 3 7 4 8:21 California Vince Delgado 55-yard touchdown reception from Troy Taylor , Robbie Keen kick good 10 7 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 10 7
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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 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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