1988 Chico State Wildcats football team

1988 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1988 record	3–7 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Mike Bellotti (5th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  1987 1989  →

1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Sonoma State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1988 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University ^{[note 1]} during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1988.

The 1988 Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bellotti. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 3–2 NCAC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 205–231 for the season. This was the last season for Bellotti as head coach. In his five years at the helm, Chico State compiled a record of 21–25–2, a .458 winning percentage. Bellotti would later become the head coach for the Oregon Ducks.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	Santa Clara *	University Stadium Chico, California	L 16–25
September 10	Sacramento State [note 2] *	University Stadium Chico, California	L 16–48	[1]
September 17	at UC Santa Barbara *	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 16–17	1,388 [2]
September 24	Emporia State *	University Stadium Chico, California	L 0–23
October 1	Saint Mary's *	University Stadium Chico, California	L 34–38
October 8	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, California	W 31–7
October 22	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, California	W 31–9
October 29	Cal State Hayward [note 3]	University Stadium Chico, California	W 38–14
November 5	Sonoma State	University Stadium Chico, California	L 10–14
November 12	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, California	L 13–36
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
2. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "1988 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.