1988 UCLA Bruins football |
Cotton Bowl Classic champion |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 6 |
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AP | No. 6 |
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1988 record | 10–2 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | Terry Donahue (13th season) |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Axman (2nd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Bob Field (7th season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Tom Hayes (7th season) |
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Home stadium | Rose Bowl (Capacity: 104,091) |
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Seasons |
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.
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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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
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
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Lake, CarnellCarnell Lake
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7.0 !Sr
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DB
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23
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O'Flannagan, JeffJeff O'Flannagan
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5.0 !Jr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary[]
Nebraska[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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#2 Nebraska
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0 |
13 |
7 |
8
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28
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• #5 UCLA
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28 |
10 |
3 |
0
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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 |
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Q1 |
8:22 | UCLA | Wills 50-yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 14–0 |
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Q1 |
5:05 | UCLA | Arbuckle 3-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 21–0 |
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Q1 |
1:00 | UCLA | Henly 75-yard punt return (Velasco kick) | UCLA 28–0 |
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Q2 |
| Neb | Mark Blazek 75-yard interception return (kick) | UCLA 28–7 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Keating 11-yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 35–7 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Velasco 42-yard field goal | UCLA 38–7 |
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Q2 |
1:21 | Neb | Gregory 8-yard pass from S. Taylor (PAT failed) | UCLA 38–13 |
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Q3 |
| UCLA | Velasco 34-yard field goal | UCLA 41–13 |
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Q3 |
| Neb | S. Taylor 1-yard run (kick) | UCLA 41–20 |
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Q4 |
| Neb | Millikan 1-yard pass from S. Taylor (S. Taylor run) | UCLA 41–28 |
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Oregon State[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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Oregon St
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0 |
14 |
0 |
7
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21
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• #2 UCLA
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14 |
7 |
3 |
14
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38
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| UCLA | Anthony 7 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 7–0 |
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Q1 |
| UCLA | Keating 21 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 14–0 |
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Q2 |
| UCLA | Ball 12 yard run (Velasco kick) | UCLA 21–0 |
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Q2 |
| ORST | Chaffney 69 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 21–7 |
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Q2 |
| ORST | Thomas 52 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 21–14 |
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Q3 |
| UCLA | Velasco 37 yard field goal | UCLA 24–14 |
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Q4 |
| UCLA | R. Moore 6 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 31–14 |
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Q4 |
| ORST | Thomas 12 yard pass from Wilhelm (Bussonich kick) | UCLA 31–21 |
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Q4 |
| UCLA | Anthony 1 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 38–21 |
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Oregon[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
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Total
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• #6 UCLA
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3 |
0 |
7 |
6
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16
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Oregon
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0 |
3 |
0 |
3
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6
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
3:45 | UCLA | Velasco 53 yard field goal | UCLA 3–0 |
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Q2 |
0:09 | ORE | Dennis 23 yard field goal | Tie 3–3 |
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Q3 |
3:41 | UCLA | Keating 11 yard pass from Aikman (Velasco kick) | UCLA 10–3 |
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Q4 |
14:15 | ORE | Dennis 43 yard field goal | UCLA 10–6 |
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Q4 |
13:22 | UCLA | Brown 68 yard run (pass failed) | UCLA 16–6 |
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Rankings[]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week
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Poll
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Pre
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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Final
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AP
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5 (2)
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5 (2)
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5 (2)
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2 (3)
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2 (3)
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2 (3)
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2 (3)
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2 (1)
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1 (33)
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1 (35)
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6
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6
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6
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9
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8
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9
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6
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Coaches
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9 (2)
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9 (2)
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5
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2 (13)
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2 (5)
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2 (7)
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2 (6)
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2 (5)
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1 (37)
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1 (41)
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6
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6
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6
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9
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9
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9
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6
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[5]
Awards and honors[]
NFL draftees[]
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.
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References[]