# 1988 Washington Huskies football team

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

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | at Purdue* | No. 20 | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | W 20–6 | 56,125 |
| September 17 | Army* | No. 17 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 31–17 | 66,128 |
| September 24 | San Jose State* | No. 17 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 35–31 | 63,692 |
| October 1 | No. 2 UCLA | No. 16 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | L 17–24 | 71,224 |
| October 8 | at Arizona State | No. 19 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | W 10–0 | 70,934 |
| October 15 | at No. 3 USC | No. 16 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | L 27–28 | 62,974 |
| October 22 | at Oregon | No. 17 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | L 14–17 | 45,978 |
| October 29 | Stanford | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 28–25 | 68,272 |
| November 5 | Arizona | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | L 13–16 | 65,604 |
| November 12 | California | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | W 28–27 | 58,823 |
| November 19 | at Washington State | | Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) | L 31–32 | 40,000 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Personnel

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## Season summary
### Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Washington St | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
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
WASH – Cary Conklin – 13/31, 99 yards
WSU – Timm Rosenbach – 9/21, 148 yards, TD, int
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 |