Washington State Football Team History
Washington State Cougars
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Founded: 1890 Stadium: Clarence D. Martin Stadium Capacity: 37,600 Colors: Crimson & Gray Coach: Dennis Erickson Conference: Pac 10-
1988 Season Highlights
Dennis Erickson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Washington State.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Illinois
44
7
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Minnesota
41
9
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Oregon
28
43
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Tennessee
52
24
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
California
44
13
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Arizona
28
45
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Arizona State
28
31
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
UCLA
34
30
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Stanford
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Oregon State
36
27
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Washington
32
31
W
Sun., Dec. 25
Houston
24
22
W
@ Honolulu, HI
Aloha Classic Bowl
1988 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 415
Scoring Average 34.6
Points Allowed 303
Defense Average 25.3
Opponents Record 69-60
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 5-1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
16 9-3-0
AP
16 9-3-0
Coaches
16 9-3-0
UPI
15 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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