# 1988 Stanford Cardinal football team

The 1988 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jack Elway in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 3–6–2 with a mark of 1–5–2 in conference play, placing ninth in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
Elwaywas fired following the season and succeeded by Dennis Green.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 8 USC | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | ABC | L 20–24 | 57,000 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego State* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | W 31–10 | 26,000 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Oregon | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | L 3–7 | 39,089 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame Stadium[Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) | ESPN | L 14–42 | 59,075 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | | W 44–12 | 55,000 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | W 24–3 | 40,500 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | T 20–20 | 35,000 |
| October 29 | 12:30 p.m. | at Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | L 25–28 | 68,272 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | L 21–24 | 36,500 |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 6 UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | | L 17–27 | 70,552 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at California | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (Big Game) | | T 19–19 | 75,662 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stanford | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| California | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 75,662
Game information :
First quarter
CAL - Robbie Keen 36-yard field goal. California 3–0. Drive:
STAN – John Hopkins 44-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:
Second quarter
STAN – John Hopkins 46-yard field goal. Stanford 6–3. Drive:
CAL – Robbie Keen 44-yard field goal. Tie 6–6. Drive:
CAL – Robbie Keen 39-yard field goal. California 9–6. Drive:
STAN – Kevin Scott 95-yard kickoff return (John Hopkins kick), 2:35. Stanford 13–9.
CAL – Robbie Keen 21-yard field goal. Stanford 13–12. Drive:
Third quarter
STAN – John Hopkins 21-yard field goal. Stanford 16–12. Drive: 71 yards.
Fourth quarter
STAN – John Hopkins 21-yard field goal. Stanford 19–12. Drive:
CAL – Mike Ford 19-yard pass from Troy Taylor (Robbie Keen kick), 9:08. Tie 19–19. Drive: 80 yards.
Top passers
STAN – Jason Palumbis – 13/27, 181 yards, int
CAL – Troy Taylor – 18/32, 226 yards, TD
Top rushers
STAN – Jon Volpe – 23 rushes, 56 yards
CAL – Todd Powers – 9 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
STAN – Walter Batson – 2 receptions, 60 yards
CAL – Rob Bimson – 5 receptions, 48 yards :
Stanford's Tuan Van Le, a Vietnam War refugee, blocked Robbie Keen's 20-yard field goal in the final seconds to preserve the tie.

## Radio

| Flagship station | Play–by–play | Color commentator | Sideline reporter | Studio host |
| KSFO–AM 560 | | | | |
Some games broadcast on KYA–FM 93.3 because of broadcast conflict with the Oakland Athletics