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

1988 UCLA Bruins football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Axman (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Field (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTom Hayes (7th season)
Home stadiumRose Bowl
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 USC $8–0–010–2–0
No. 6 UCLA6–2–010–2–0
No. 16 Washington State5–3–09–3–0
Arizona5–3–07–4–0
Arizona State3–4–06–5–0
Washington3–5–06–5–0
Oregon3–5–06–6–0
Oregon State2–5–14–6–1
Stanford1–5–23–6–2
California1–5–15–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3San Diego State*No. 5
W 59–646,487
September 10No. 2 Nebraska*No. 5
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 41–2884,086
September 17Long Beach State*No. 2
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 56–342,464
October 1at No. 16 WashingtonNo. 2
W 24–1771,224
October 8Oregon StateNo. 2
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 38–2146,550
October 15at CaliforniaNo. 2
W 38–2158,000
October 22at ArizonaNo. 1
W 24–349,922
October 29Washington StateNo. 1
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
L 30–3451,970
November 5at OregonNo. 6
W 16–642,509
November 12Stanford No. 6
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
W 27–1770,552
November 19No. 2 USCNo. 6
L 22–31100,741
January 2vs. No. 8 Arkansas*No. 9
W 17–374,304
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster

1988 UCLA Bruins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB8Troy AikmanSr
TE81Charles ArbuckleJr
RB21Eric BallSr
C68Frank CornishJr
RB22Mel Farr Jr.Sr
WR9Mike FarrJr
WR4Reggie MooreSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB7Chance Johnson
CB2Darryl HenleySr
DB31Carnell LakeSr
DB23Jeff O'FlannaganJr
DB23Marcus TurnerSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K25Alfredo VelascoJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Season summary

Nebraska

1234Total
#2 Nebraska0137828
• #5 UCLA28103041
Scoring summary
Q112:39UCLAArbuckle 57-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 7–0
Q18:22UCLAWills 50-yard run (Velasco kick)UCLA 14–0
Q15:05UCLAArbuckle 3-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 21–0
Q11:00UCLAHenly 75-yard punt return (Velasco kick)UCLA 28–0
Q2NebMark Blazek 75-yard interception return (kick)UCLA 28–7
Q2UCLAKeating 11-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 35–7
Q2UCLAVelasco 42-yard field goalUCLA 38–7
Q21:21NebGregory 8-yard pass from S. Taylor (PAT failed)UCLA 38–13
Q3UCLAVelasco 34-yard field goalUCLA 41–13
Q3NebS. Taylor 1-yard run (kick)UCLA 41–20
Q4NebMillikan 1-yard pass from S. Taylor (S. Taylor run)UCLA 41–28

[2]

Oregon State

1234Total
Oregon St0140721
• #2 UCLA14731438
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Rose Bowl
  • Game attendance: 46,550
Scoring summary
Q1UCLAAnthony 7 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 7–0
Q1UCLAKeating 21 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 14–0
Q2UCLABall 12 yard run (Velasco kick)UCLA 21–0
Q2ORSTChaffney 69 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)UCLA 21–7
Q2ORSTThomas 52 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)UCLA 21–14
Q3UCLAVelasco 37 yard field goalUCLA 24–14
Q4UCLAR. Moore 6 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 31–14
Q4ORSTThomas 12 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick)UCLA 31–21
Q4UCLAAnthony 1 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 38–21

[3]

At Oregon

1234Total
• #6 UCLA307616
Oregon03036
Scoring summary
Q13:45UCLAVelasco 53 yard field goalUCLA 3–0
Q20:09OREDennis 23 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q33:41UCLAKeating 11 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick)UCLA 10–3
Q414:15OREDennis 43 yard field goalUCLA 10–6
Q413:22UCLABrown 68 yard run (pass failed)UCLA 16–6

[4]

USC

Vs. Arkansas (Cotton Bowl)

[5][6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP5 (2)5 (2)5 (2)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (3)2 (1)1 (33)1 (35)6669896
Coaches9 (2)9 (2)52 (13)2 (5)2 (7)2 (6)2 (5)1 (37)1 (41)6669996

[7]

Awards and honors

NFL draftees

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Troy AikmanQuarterback11Dallas Cowboys
Carnell LakeDefensive back234Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric BallRunning back235Cincinnati Bengals
Darryl HenleyDefensive back253Los Angeles Rams
Jim WahlerDefensive tackle494Phoenix Cardinals
Marcus TurnerDefensive back11283Kansas City Chiefs
Eric SmithTackle12326New York Giants

References


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