1988 Washington State Cougars football team

1988 Washington State Cougars football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Houston
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
1988 record	9–3 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (2nd year)
Captain	Ivan Cook Timm Rosenbach
Home stadium	Martin Stadium

1988 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 USC $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#6 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dennis Erickson, the Cougars compiled a 9–3 record (5–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 415 to 303.^[1][2] On October 29, Washington State beat No. 1 UCLA at the Rose Bowl, their first and only win ever over a No. 1 ranked team.

The team's statistical leaders included Timm Rosenbach with 3,097 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,280 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 1,151 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 44–7	54,458
September 10	at Minnesota*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	W 41–9	40,071
September 17	Oregon		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 28–43	30,263
October 1	at Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 52–24	92,276
October 8	California	No. 18	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 44–13	27,077
October 15	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 28–45	48,287
October 22	Arizona State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 28–31	33,170
October 29	at No. 1 UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	W 34–30	51,970
November 5	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 24–21	36,500
November 12	Oregon State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 36–27	19,702
November 19	Washington	No. 19	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 32–31	40,000
December 25	vs. No. 14 Houston*	No. 18	Aloha Bowl • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	W 24–22	35,132
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:^[4]

Season summary

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Wash St 7 16 14 7 44 Illinois 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 3 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 54,458

Scoring summary Q1 WSU Rosenbach 16 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 7–0 Q2 WSU Hanson 41 yard field goal WSU 10–0 Q2 WSU Rosenbach 6 yard run (kick failed) WSU 16–0 Q2 ILL Griffith 53 yard run (Higgins kick) WSU 16–7 Q2 WSU Broussard 1 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 23–7 Q3 WSU Broussard 16 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 30–7 Q3 WSU Stallworth 5 yard pass from Rosenbach (Hanson kick) WSU 37–7 Q4 WSU Rosenbach 1 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 44–7

• Steve Broussard 27 Rush, 173 Yds

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References

1. "1988 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
3. "1988 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
4. "Football media guide". Washington State University Athletics. 2014. p. 75. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
5. Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 4. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.

External links

• Spokane Chronicle: Aloha Bowl '88 special pre-game section, December 22, 1988