1988 UCLA Bruins football team

1988 UCLA Bruins football
1988 UCLA Bruins football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 17–3 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Terry Donahue (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Axman (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Bob Field (7th season); Tom Hayes (7th season);
Home stadium	Rose Bowl
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the Pac-10. UCLA was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Bruins defeated Arkansas. The team played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

CoachesNo. 6

APNo. 6

Record10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)

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1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	San Diego State*	No. 5	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 59–6	46,487	^[1]
September 10	No. 2 Nebraska*	No. 5	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 41–28	84,086	^[2]
September 17	Long Beach State*	No. 2	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 56–3	42,464	^[3]
October 1	at No. 16 Washington	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 24–17	71,224	^[4]
October 8	Oregon State	No. 2	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 38–21	46,550	^[5]
October 15	at California	No. 2	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 38–21	58,000	^[6]
October 22	at Arizona	No. 1	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 24–3	49,922	^[7]
October 29	Washington State	No. 1	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 30–34	51,970	^[8]
November 5	at Oregon	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 16–6	42,509	^[9]
November 12	Stanford	No. 6	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 27–17	70,552	^[10]
November 19	No. 2 USC	No. 6	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	L 22–31	100,741	^[11]
January 2	vs. No. 8 Arkansas*	No. 9	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 17–3	74,304	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game Source: ^[13]

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Nebraska	0	13	7	8	28
• #5 UCLA	28	10	3	0	41


Q1	12:39	UCLA	Arbuckle 57-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 7–0

Q1	8:22	UCLA	Wills 50-yard run (Velasco kick)	UCLA 14–0

Q1	5:05	UCLA	Arbuckle 3-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 21–0

Q1	1:00	UCLA	Henly 75-yard punt return (Velasco kick)	UCLA 28–0

Q2		Neb	Mark Blazek 75-yard interception return (kick)	UCLA 28–7

Q2		UCLA	Keating 11-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 35–7

Q2		UCLA	Velasco 42-yard field goal	UCLA 38–7

Q2	1:21	Neb	Gregory 8-yard pass from S. Taylor (PAT failed)	UCLA 38–13

Q3		UCLA	Velasco 34-yard field goal	UCLA 41–13

Q3		Neb	S. Taylor 1-yard run (kick)	UCLA 41–20

Q4		Neb	Millikan 1-yard pass from S. Taylor (S. Taylor run)	UCLA 41–28

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	0	14	0	7	21
• #2 UCLA	14	7	3	14	38

Schedule


Q1	UCLA	Anthony 7 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 7–0

Q1	UCLA	Keating 21 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 14–0

Q2	UCLA	Ball 12 yard run (Velasco kick)	UCLA 21–0

Q2	ORST	Chaffney 69 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)	UCLA 21–7

Q2	ORST	Thomas 52 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)	UCLA 21–14

Q3	UCLA	Velasco 37 yard field goal	UCLA 24–14

Q4	UCLA	R. Moore 6 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 31–14

Q4	ORST	Thomas 12 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)	UCLA 31–21

Q4	UCLA	Anthony 1 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 38–21


Q1	3:45	UCLA	Velasco 53 yard field goal	UCLA 3–0

Q2	0:09	ORE	Dennis 23 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q3	3:41	UCLA	Keating 11 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)	UCLA 10–3

Q4	14:15	ORE	Dennis 43 yard field goal	UCLA 10–6

Q4	13:22	UCLA	Brown 68 yard run (pass failed)	UCLA 16–6

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Troy Aikman	Quarterback	1	1	Dallas Cowboys
Carnell Lake	Defensive back	2	34	Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Ball	Running back	2	35	Cincinnati Bengals
Darryl Henley	Defensive back	2	53	Los Angeles Rams
Jim Wahler	Defensive tackle	4	94	Phoenix Cardinals
Marcus Turner	Defensive back	11	283	Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Smith	Tackle	12	326	New York Giants