1988 Washington Huskies football team

1988 Pacific-10 football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Washington Huskies football
1988 Washington Huskies football
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1987 Independence Bowl, W 24-12 vs. Tulane
Conference	Pacific-10
1988 record	6-5 (3-5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (14th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Pinkel
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright
MVP	Aaron Jenkins
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
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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 14th season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 6-5 record, finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 254 to 223.^[1] Aaron Jenkins was selected as the team's most valuable player. Jenkins, Ricky Andrews, Darryl Hall, Mike Zandofsky were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Purdue*	#20	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 20–6	56,125
September 17	Army*	#17	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 31–17	66,128
September 24	San Jose State*	#17	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 35–31	63,692
October 1	#2 UCLA	#16	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 17–24	71,224
October 8	at Arizona State	#19	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 10–0	70,934
October 15	at #3 USC	#16	Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 27–28	62,974
October 22	at Oregon	#17	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	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.

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National championship seasons in bold

1988 Pacific-10 football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 USC $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#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