# 1988 California Golden Bears football team

The 1988 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5–1 record (1–5–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 244 to 243.
The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,416 passing yards, Chris Richards with 729 rushing yards, and Darryl Ingram with 513 receiving yards.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | Pacific (CA)* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | W 30–7 | 39,000 |
| September 17 | at Oregon State | Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR | L 16–17 | 25,266 |
| September 24 | Kansas* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | W 52–21 | 34,000 |
| October 1 | San Jose State* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | W 21–14 | |
| October 8 | at Washington State | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | L 13–44 | 27,077 |
| October 15 | No. 2 UCLA | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (rivalry) | L 21–38 | 58,000 |
| October 22 | Temple* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | W 31–14 | |
| October 29 | at Arizona | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | W 10–7 | 47,182 |
| November 5 | at No. 2 USC | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | L 3–35 | 73,937 |
| November 12 | at Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | L 27–28 | 58,823 |
| November 19 | Stanford | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (Big Game) | T 19–19 | 75,662 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Season summary
### Pacific
### At Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| California | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
* Date: October 29, 1988
* Game attendance: 47,182
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| California | Passing | Troy Taylor | 15/30, 184 yds, TD, int |
| California | Rushing | Chris Richards | 17 rush, 52 yds |
| California | Receiving | Vince Delgado | 1 rec, 55 yds, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Bobby Watters | 8/24, 106 yds, int |
| Arizona | Rushing | Alonzo Washington | 15 rush, 70 yds |
| Arizona | Receiving | Reggie McGill | 4 rec, 46 yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | CAL | AU |
| 2 | | | | | California | 47-yard field goal by Robbie Keen | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | | | | | Arizona | Derek Hill 15-yard touchdown reception from Bart Recktenwald, Doug Pfaff kick good | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 8:21 | | | | California | Vince Delgado 55-yard touchdown reception from Troy Taylor, Robbie Keen kick good | 10 | 7 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 10 | 7 |

### Stanford

| 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 :