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.^[1] 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.

1988 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	6–5 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Pinkel (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (12th season)
MVP	Aaron Jenkins
Captains	Ricky Andrews Darryl Hall Aaron Jenkins Mike Zandofsky
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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

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 Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 20–6	56,125
September 17	Army*	No. 17	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–17	66,128
September 24	San Jose State*	No. 17	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 35–31	63,692
October 1	No. 2 UCLA	No. 16	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 17–24	71,224
October 8	at Arizona State	No. 19	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 10–0	70,934
October 15	at No. 3 USC	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 27–28	62,974
October 22	at Oregon	No. 17	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	L 14–17	45,978
October 29	Stanford		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–25	68,272
November 5	Arizona		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 13–16	65,604
November 12	California		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–27	58,823
November 19	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	L 31–32	40,000
*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 Don James (14th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Pinkel (OC) Jim Lambright (DC) Jay Niemann (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Source:^[2]

Season summary

Washington State

See also: 1988 Washington State Cougars football team and Apple Cup

Washington Huskies at #19 Washington State Cougars

Period	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

References

1. . 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.