1988 Stanford Cardinal football team

1988 Stanford Cardinal football
1988 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Record	3–6–2 (1–5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jack Elway (5th season);
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was Jack Elway's last season as head coach. He was fired following a disappointing season.^[1]

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

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	12:30 p.m.	No. 8 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–24	57,000
September 17	1:00 p.m.	San Diego State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 31–10	26,000
September 24	1:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, 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 Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 44–12	55,000
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Arizona State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 24–3	40,500
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		T 20–20	35,000
October 29	12:30 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 25–28	68,272
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Washington State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 21–24	36,500
November 12	12:30 p.m.	at No. 6 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		L 17–27	70,552
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		T 19–19	75,662
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Personnel edit

1988 Stanford Cardinal football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Walter Batson
RB		Scott Eschelman
QB	`12`	Jason Palumbis	Fr
WR		Jon Pinckney
C		Andy Sinclair
RB		Tommy Vardell	Fr
RB		Jon Volpe	So
SB		Chris Walsh	Fr
WR		Charlie Young

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`72`	Lester Archambeau	Sr
S		Robert Engelhardt
DB		Alan Grant
LB		Rob Hinckley
NG		Ray Huckestein
DL		Scott Palmbush
ILB		Kevin Richardson	Sr
DB		Kevin Scott
LB		Jono Tunney
CB		Tuan Van Le	RFr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		John Hopkins

Head coach

Jack Elway

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Dave Baldwin – Passing game coordinator and wide receivers
Gary Gagnon – Running backs
Chris Foerster – Assistant offensive line
Dick Mannini – Defensive coordinator and defensive line
Larry Kerr – Inside linebackers
Otto Kofler – Outside linebackers
Jack Gilmete – Outside linebackers
Sonny Lubick – Defensive backs

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries edit

Southern California edit

San Diego State edit

At Oregon edit

At Notre Dame edit

San Jose State edit

Arizona State edit

Oregon State edit

At Washington edit

Washington State edit

At UCLA edit

At California edit

Stanford Cardinal (3–6–1) at California Golden Bears (5–5)

Period	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
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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 edit

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

References edit

^ Cart, Julie (January 4, 1989). "Dennis Green Takes Stanford Job : 49er Assistant Is Pac-10's First Black Head Football Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1985–1989". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
^ The Stanford Daily Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.
^ "Stanford bears down on Cal kicker, 19-19." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Pg. 6F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.

[1] Cart, Julie (January 4, 1989). "Dennis Green Takes Stanford Job : 49er Assistant Is Pac-10's First Black Head Football Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2013.

[2] "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1985–1989". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[3] The Stanford Daily Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.

[4] "Stanford bears down on Cal kicker, 19-19." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Pg. 6F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-13.

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