1988 UCLA Bruins football team

American college football season

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 coordinator| Bob Field (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Tom Hayes (7th season)
Home stadium| Rose Bowl

Seasons

<- 1987

1989 ->

1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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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 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. Senior QB Troy Aikman was taken #1 overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance

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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 (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 released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1988 UCLA Bruins football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `8` | Troy Aikman | Sr
TE | `81` | Charles Arbuckle | Jr
RB | `21` | Eric Ball | Sr
C | `68` | Frank Cornish | Jr
RB | `22` | Mel Farr Jr. | Sr
WR | `9` | Mike Farr | Jr
WR | `4` | Reggie Moore | So
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LB | `7` | Chance Johnson |
CB | `2` | Darryl Henley | Sr
DB | `31` | Carnell Lake | Sr
DB | `23` | Jeff O'Flannagan | Jr
DB | `23` | Marcus Turner | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `25` | Alfredo Velasco | Jr

Head coach

* Terry Donahue

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Season summary

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### 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

* Date: September 10
* Location: Rose Bowl
* Game attendance: 84,086
* Referee: Jim Springer
* TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Mike Adamle

| Scoring summary

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

See also: 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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### Oregon State

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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

| Scoring summary

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

See also: 1988 Oregon State Beavers football team

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### At Oregon

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• #6 UCLA | 3 | 0| 7| 6 | 16
Oregon | 0 | 3| 0| 3 | 6

* Date: November 5
* Location: Autzen Stadium
* Game attendance: 42,509

| Scoring summary

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

See also: 1988 Oregon Ducks football team

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### USC

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See also: 1988 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

### Vs. Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

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See also: 1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and 1989 Cotton Bowl Classic

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## Rankings

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Further information: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football 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
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
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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## Awards and honors

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* Troy Aikman, Davey O'Brien Award

## NFL draftees

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The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[8]

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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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

## References

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1. ^ "1988 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
2. ^ "Aikman Passes UCLA Past Nebraska 41-28". NewsOK. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
3. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 9. Retrieved 2015-Oct-10.
4. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 6. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.
5. ^ "UCLA Hogs Cotton Bowl Spotlight by Shutting Down Arkansas, 17-3". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
6. ^ "The UCLA Bruins won a record seventh straight bowl game". UPI. January 2, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
7. ^ "UCLA 1988 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
8. ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

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