1988 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1988 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Terry Donahue and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
San Diego State* |
No. 5 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 59–6 |
46,487 |
September 10 |
No. 2 Nebraska* |
No. 5 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 41–28 |
84,086 |
September 17 |
Long Beach State* |
No. 2 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 56–3 |
42,464 |
October 1 |
at No. 16 Washington |
No. 2 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 24–17 |
71,224 |
October 8 |
Oregon State |
No. 2 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 38–21 |
46,550 |
October 15 |
at California |
No. 2 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
W 38–21 |
58,000 |
October 22 |
at Arizona |
No. 1 |
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
W 24–3 |
49,922 |
October 29 |
Washington State |
No. 1 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
L 30–34 |
51,970 |
November 5 |
at Oregon |
No. 6 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
W 16–6 |
42,509 |
November 12 |
Stanford |
No. 6 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
W 27–17 |
70,552 |
November 19 |
No. 2 USC |
No. 6 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
L 22–31 |
100,741 |
January 2 |
vs. No. 8 Arkansas* |
No. 9 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
W 17–3 |
74,304 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Season summary
Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#2 Nebraska |
0 |
13 | 7 | 8 |
28 |
• #5 UCLA |
28 |
10 | 3 | 0 |
41 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
12:39 | UCLA | Arbuckle 57-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
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Q1 |
8:22 | UCLA | Wills 50-yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 14–0 |
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Q1 |
5:05 | UCLA | Arbuckle 3-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 21–0 |
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Q1 |
1:00 | UCLA | Henly 75-yard punt return (Velasco kick) | UCLA 28–0 |
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Q2 |
| Neb | Mark Blazek 75-yard interception return (kick) | UCLA 28–7 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Keating 11-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 35–7 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Velasco 42-yard field goal | UCLA 38–7 |
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Q2 |
1:21 | Neb | Gregory 8-yard pass from S. Taylor (PAT failed) | UCLA 38–13 |
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Q3 |
| UCLA | Velasco 34-yard field goal | UCLA 41–13 |
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Q3 |
| Neb | S. Taylor 1-yard run (kick) | UCLA 41–20 |
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Q4 |
| Neb | Millikan 1-yard pass from S. Taylor (S. Taylor run) | UCLA 41–28 |
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Oregon State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oregon St |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
• #2 UCLA |
14 |
7 | 3 | 14 |
38 |
- Date: October 8
- Location: Rose Bowl
- Game attendance: 46,550
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| UCLA | Anthony 7 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
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Q1 |
| UCLA | Keating 21 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 14–0 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Ball 12 yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 21–0 |
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Q2 |
| ORST | Chaffney 69 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 21–7 |
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Q2 |
| ORST | Thomas 52 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 21–14 |
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Q3 |
| UCLA | Velasco 37 yard field goal | UCLA 24–14 |
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Q4 |
| UCLA | R. Moore 6 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 31–14 |
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Q4 |
| ORST | Thomas 12 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 31–21 |
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Q4 |
| UCLA | Anthony 1 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 38–21 |
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Oregon
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• #6 UCLA |
3 |
0 | 7 | 6 |
16 |
Oregon |
0 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
6 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
3:45 | UCLA | Velasco 53 yard field goal | UCLA 3–0 |
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Q2 |
:09 | ORE | Dennis 23 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
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Q3 |
3:41 | UCLA | Keating 11 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 10–3 |
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Q4 |
14:15 | ORE | Dennis 43 yard field goal | UCLA 10–6 |
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Q4 |
13:22 | UCLA | Brown 68 yard run (pass failed) | UCLA 16–6 |
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Awards and honors
NFL draftees
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.
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