1988 Stanford Cardinal football team
American college football season
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The 1988 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jack Elway in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 3–6–2 with a mark of 1–5–2 in conference play, placing ninth in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–6–2 (1–5–2 Pac-10)
Headcoach
- Jack Elway (5th season)
OffensiveschemeWest Coast
| 1988 Stanford Cardinal football | |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 3–6–2 (1–5–2 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Mannini (5th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elwaywas fired following the season and succeeded by Dennis Green.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 8 USC | ABC | L 20–24 | 59,000 | [2] | |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego State* |
| W 31–10 | 26,000 | [3] | |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Oregon | L 3–7 | 39,089 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | ESPN | L 14–42 | 59,075 | [5] | |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| W 44–12 | 55,000 | [6] | |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona State |
| W 24–3 | 40,500 | [7] | |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| T 20–20 | 35,500 | [8] | |
| October 29 | 12:30 p.m. | at Washington | L 25–28 | 68,272 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| L 21–24 | 36,500 | [10] | |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 6 UCLA | L 17–27 | 70,552 | [11] | ||
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at California | T 19–19 | 75,662 | [12] | ||
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Game summaries
USC
San Diego State
At Oregon
At Notre Dame
San Jose State
Arizona State
Oregon State
At Washington
Washington State
At UCLA
At California
Stanford Cardinal (3–6–1) at California Golden Bears (5–5)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Stanford | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| California | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
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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.
Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Radio
| Flagship station | Play–by–play | Color commentator | Sideline reporter | Studio host |
| KSFO–AM 560 |
Some games broadcast on KYA–FM 93.3 because of broadcast conflict with the Oakland Athletics