1988 Washington State Cougars football team

1988 Pacific-10 football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Washington State Cougars football
1988 Washington State Cougars football
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Aloha Bowl Champions
Aloha Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Houston
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	#16
AP	#16
1988 record	9–3 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (2nd year)
Captain	Ivan Cook; Timm Rosenbach
Home stadium	Martin Stadium
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The 1988 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. On October 29, the beat #1 UCLA at the Rose Bowl, their first and only win ever over a #1 ranked team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 44–7	54,458
September 10	at Minnesota*		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	W 41–9	40,071
September 17	Oregon		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 28–43	30,263
October 1	at Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 52–24	92,276
October 8	California	#18	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 44–13	27,077
October 15	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 28–45	48,287
October 22	Arizona State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	L 28–31	33,170
October 29	at #1 UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	W 34–30	51,970
November 5	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 24–21	36,500
November 12	Oregon State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	W 36–27	19,702
November 19	Washington	#19	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	W 32–31	40,000
December 25	vs. #14 Houston*	#18	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	W 24–22	35,132
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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v t e Washington State Cougars football
Venues	Rogers Field (1892–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983; 1970–1971 as primary) Martin Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) Washington (Apple Cup)
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1988 Pacific-10 football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 USC $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#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