American college football season
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.
Senior quarterback Troy Aikman was taken first overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | San Diego State* | No. 5 | | W 59–6 | 46,487 |
September 10 | No. 2 Nebraska* | No. 5 | | W 41–28 | 84,086 |
September 17 | Long Beach State* | No. 2 | | W 56–3 | 42,464 |
October 1 | at No. 16 Washington | No. 2 | | W 24–17 | 71,224 |
October 8 | Oregon State | No. 2 | | W 38–21 | 46,550 |
October 15 | at California | No. 2 | | W 38–21 | 58,000 |
October 22 | at Arizona | No. 1 | | W 24–3 | 49,922 |
October 29 | Washington State | No. 1 | | L 30–34 | 51,970 |
November 5 | at Oregon | No. 6 | | W 16–6 | 42,509 |
November 12 | Stanford | No. 6 | | W 27–17 | 70,552 |
November 19 | No. 2 USC | No. 6 | | L 22–31 | 100,741 |
January 2 | vs. No. 8 Arkansas* | No. 9 | | W 17–3 | 74,304 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (1) | 1 (33) | 1 (35) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
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Coaches | 9 (2) | 9 (2) | 5 | 2 (13) | 2 (5) | 2 (7) | 2 (6) | 2 (5) | 1 (37) | 1 (41) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
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Game summaries
Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#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 |
| 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 |
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Oregon State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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 |
| 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 |
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At Oregon
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #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 |
| 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 |
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USC
Vs. Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)
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Roster
1988 UCLA Bruins football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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K
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25
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Alfredo Velasco
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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Awards and honors
NFL draftees
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.
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References
- ^ "1988 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
- ^ "UCLA 1988 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Aikman Passes UCLA Past Nebraska 41-28". NewsOK. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 9. Retrieved 2015-Oct-10.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 6. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.
- ^ "UCLA Hogs Cotton Bowl Spotlight by Shutting Down Arkansas, 17-3". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "The UCLA Bruins won a record seventh straight bowl game". UPI. January 2, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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