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1988 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific-10
Record6–5 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Pinkel (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (12th season)
MVPAaron Jenkins
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fourteenth season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 in the Pacific-10 Conference, tied for sixth), and outscored its opponents 254 to 223. The five losses were by a combined margin of fifteen points. Washington did not play in a bowl game for the first time in ten seasons.

Aaron Jenkins was selected as the team's most valuable player. Jenkins, Ricky Andrews, Darryl Hall, and Mike Zandofsky were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 10at Purdue*No. 20W 20–656,125
September 17Army*No. 17W 31–1766,128
September 24San Jose State*No. 17
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 35–3163,692
October 1No. 2 UCLANo. 16
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 17–2471,224
October 8at Arizona StateNo. 19W 10–070,934
October 15at No. 3 USCNo. 16L 27–2862,974
October 22at OregonNo. 17L 14–1745,978
October 29Stanford
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–2568,272
November 5Arizona
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 13–1665,604
November 12California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 28–2758,823
November 19at Washington StateL 31–3240,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1988 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Eric Alozie Fr
TE 89 Bill Ames Jr
WR 80 Mario Bailey Fr
C 60 Bern Brostek Jr
RB 36 James Compton So
QB 10 Cary Conklin Jr
RB 39 Tony Covington Sr
WR 4 Scott Fitzgerald Sr
RB 29 Aaron Jenkins (C) Sr
OL 66 Kelly John-Lewis Sr
RB 48 Donald Jones Fr
OT 79 Scott Jones Sr
TE 81 Mark Kilpack So
OL 51 Dean Kirkland Sr
TB 20 Greg Lewis So
OT 70 Siupeli Malamala Fr
WR 4 Orlando McKay Fr
OL 58 Jeff Pahukoa So
TE 84 Aaron Pierce Fr
WR 23 Andre Riley Jr
WR 17 James Sawyer Fr
WR 8 Brian Slater Sr
RB 22 Vince Weathersby Sr
OL 77 Brett Wiese Sr
OT 75 Mike Zandofsky Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 55 Ricky Andrews (C) Sr
DB 28 Eric Briscoe So
DL 79 Dennis Brown Jr
DB 21 Eugene Burkhalter So
LB 46 Brett Collins  Fr
DE 90 Steve Emtman Fr
LB 39 Chico Fraley Fr
DB 5 Dana Hall Fr
S 40 Darryl Hall (C) Sr
LB 56 Martin Harrison Jr
DL 94 Art Hunter Jr
LB 59 Virgil Jones Fr
DL 99 Jeff Kohlwes So
CB 6 Le-Lo Lang Jr
DB 4 Art Malone Sr
DL 92 Dorie Murrey Sr
DL 58 Travis Richardson So
LB 47 Greg Travis Jr
DL 96 Bob Willig Sr
CB 25 Tony Zackery (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 37 Eric Canton So
K 3 John McCallum Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:

Season summary

Washington State

See also: 1988 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup Washington Huskies at #19 Washington State Cougars
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Washington 21 7 0331
Washington St 9 7 10632

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

  • Date: November 19, 1988
  • Game weather: Snow, 34 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,000
  • Eugene Register-Guard, 1988 Nov 20.
Game information

First quarter

  • WSU – Jason Hanson 37-yard field goal, 11:53. Washington St 3–0. Drive:
  • WASH – Vince Weathersby 14-yard run (John McCallum kick), 7:34. Washington 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards.
  • WASH – Aaron Jenkins 2-yard run (John McCallum kick), 7:11. Washington 14–3. Drive:
  • WSU – Rich Swinton 4-yard run (run failed), 3:10. Washington 14–9. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards.
  • WASH – Le-Lo Lang 20-yard interception return (John McCallum kick). Washington 21–9.

Second quarter

  • WSU – Tim Stallworth 11-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Jason Hanson kick), 11:42. Washington 21–16. Drive:
  • WASH – Aaron Jenkins 4-yard run (John McCallum kick). Washington 28–16. Drive:

Third quarter

  • WSU – Jason Hanson 32-yard field goal. Washington 28–19. Drive:
  • WSU – Rich Swinton 2-yard run (Jason Hanson kick). Washington 28–26. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • WASH – John McCallum 20-yard field goal, 14:15. Washington 31–26. Drive:
  • WSU – Timm Rosenbach 5-yard run (run failed), 9:06. Washington St 32–31. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
  • WASH – Aaron Jenkins – 17 rushes, 93 yards, 2 TD
  • WSU – Rich Swinton – 31 rushes, 155 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • WASH – Brian Slater – 3 receptions, 38 yards
  • WSU – Doug Wellsandt – 4 receptions, 64 yards

NFL draft

Five Huskies were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Mike Zandofsky T 3 67 Phoenix Cardinals
Tony Zackery CB 8 223 New England Patriots
Ricky Andrews LB 10 260 San Diego Chargers
Brian Slater FL 11 285 Pittsburgh Steelers
Scott Jones T 12 334 Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. "Husky roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 19, 1988. p. B2.
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