1988 California Golden Bears football team

American college football season

1988 California Golden Bears football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–5–1 (1–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (2nd season)
Home stadium	California Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1987 1989 →

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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5–1 record (1–5–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 244 to 243.

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,416 passing yards, Chris Richards with 729 rushing yards, and Darryl Ingram with 513 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Pacific (CA)*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 30–7	39,000
September 17	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 16–17	25,266
September 24	Kansas*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 52–21	34,000
October 1	San Jose State*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 21–14
October 8	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 13–44	27,077
October 15	No. 2 UCLA	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (rivalry)	L 21–38	58,000
October 22	Temple*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–14
October 29	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 10–7	47,182
November 5	at No. 2 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 3–35	73,937
November 12	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 27–28	58,823
November 19	Stanford	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	T 19–19	75,662
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1988 California Golden Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Steve Andersen
OL		Troy Auzenne
WR		Rob Bimson
RB		Tyrone Bland
WR		Vince Delgado
WR		James Devers
OL		Robert Dos Remedios
QB		Ron Flores
WR		Mike Ford
RB		John Grillos
TE		Darryl Ingram
RB		Tim Jenkins
WR		Brian McGhee
WR		Chad Nightingale
QB		Mike Pawlawski
FB		Todd Powers
RB		Chris Richards
RB		Bob Schellenberg
WR		Michael Smith
OL		Tony Smith
TE		Steve Stafford
WR		Faasamala Tagaloa
QB		Troy Taylor
WR		Brian Treggs
RB		Brent Woodall
OL		Dave Zawatson

Defense

Pos.	Name	Class
DB	Ron English
DB	Darrin Greer
DB	John Hardy
LB	Steve Hendrickson
DL	Joe Nelms
LB	DeWayne Odom
DB	Travis Oliver
ILB	David Ortega
LB	Dan Slevin
DB	Derek Taylor
DL	Natu Tuatagaloa
DL	Majett Whiteside
DB	David Wilson	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P		Robbie Keen
K		Chris Noonan

Head coach

Bruce Snyder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kent Baer (DC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary

Pacific

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At Oregon State

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Kansas

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San Jose State

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At Washington State

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UCLA

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Temple

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At Arizona

California Golden Bears (4–3) at Arizona Wildcats (4–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	3	0	7	10
Arizona	0	0	0	7	7

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Date: October 29, 1988
Game attendance: 47,182

External videos
Full game

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Troy Taylor	15/30, 184 yds, TD, int
	Rushing	Chris Richards	17 rush, 52 yds
	Receiving	Vince Delgado	1 rec, 55 yds, TD
Arizona	Passing	Bobby Watters	8/24, 106 yds, int
	Rushing	Alonzo Washington	15 rush, 70 yds
	Receiving	Reggie McGill	4 rec, 46 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	CAL	AU
2					California	47-yard field goal by Robbie Keen	3	0
4					Arizona	Derek Hill 15-yard touchdown reception from Bart Recktenwald, Doug Pfaff kick good	3	7
4	8:21				California	Vince Delgado 55-yard touchdown reception from Troy Taylor, Robbie Keen kick good	10	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	7

At USC

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At Washington

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Stanford

See also: The Big Game (Football) Stanford Cardinal (3–6–1) at California Golden Bears (5–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Stanford	3	10	3	3	19
California	3	9	0	7	19

at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California

Date: November 19
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 75,662

Game information

First quarter

CAL - Robbie Keen 36-yard field goal. California 3–0. Drive:
STAN – John Hopkins 44-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:

Second quarter

STAN – John Hopkins 46-yard field goal. Stanford 6–3. Drive:
CAL – Robbie Keen 44-yard field goal. Tie 6–6. Drive:
CAL – Robbie Keen 39-yard field goal. California 9–6. Drive:
STAN – Kevin Scott 95-yard kickoff return (John Hopkins kick), 2:35. Stanford 13–9.
CAL – Robbie Keen 21-yard field goal. Stanford 13–12. Drive:

Third quarter

STAN – John Hopkins 21-yard field goal. Stanford 16–12. Drive: 71 yards.

Fourth quarter

STAN – John Hopkins 21-yard field goal. Stanford 19–12. Drive:
CAL – Mike Ford 19-yard pass from Troy Taylor (Robbie Keen kick), 9:08. Tie 19–19. Drive: 80 yards.

Top passers

STAN – Jason Palumbis – 13/27, 181 yards, int
CAL – Troy Taylor – 18/32, 226 yards, TD

Top rushers

STAN – Jon Volpe – 23 rushes, 56 yards
CAL – Todd Powers – 9 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

STAN – Walter Batson – 2 receptions, 60 yards
CAL – Rob Bimson – 5 receptions, 48 yards

References

"1988 California Golden Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
"California 2015 Football Information Guide" (PDF). CalBears.com. Cal Golden Bears Athletics. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
"1988 California Golden Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
"Bears make quick work of Pacific". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 11, 1988. p. 6C.
"Year-By-Year Results". 2017 Oregon State Football Media Guide Football (PDF). Oregon State Athletics. p. 171.
'16 Cougar Football (PDF). Washington State University Athletics. p. 81.
Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arizona. p. 108.
USC Football 2017 Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California Athletics. p. 71.
2017 Washington Football Information (PDF). University of Washington Athletics. p. 200.
2015 Football Information Guide (PDF). Cal Athletics. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016.
"Golden Bears pin 10-7 loss on Wildcats." Eugene Register-Guard. pg. 7C. 1988 Oct 30. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.
The Stanford Daily Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.
"Stanford bears down on Cal kicker, 19-19." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Pg. 6F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.

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