1988 Washington State Cougars football team

1988 Washington State Cougars football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 24–22 vs. Houston
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Bratkowski (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-back spread
Defensive coordinator	John L. Smith (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Ivan Cook Timm Rosenbach
Home stadium	Martin 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

The 1988 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second and final season under head coach Dennis Erickson, the Cougars compiled a 9–3 record (5–3 in Pac-10, tied for third), and outscored their opponents 415 to 303. ^{[1] [2]}

The team's statistical leaders included Timm Rosenbach with 3,097 passing yards, Steve Broussard with 1,280 rushing yards, and Tim Stallworth with 1,151 receiving yards. ^[3]

On October 29, Washington State beat No. 1 UCLA at the Rose Bowl, their first and only win ever over a No. 1 ranked team. ^[4]

Several months after this season, Erickson departed for Miami in early March 1989, ^{[5] [6] [7]} and Mike Price was hired a week later; a former Cougar player and assistant, he was previously the head coach for eight years in the Big Sky Conference at Weber State in Ogden, Utah. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Quarterback Rosenbach opted not to stay as a fifth-year senior in 1989 and announced his intent to turn professional in April. ^{[12] [13]} He entered the NFL's supplemental draft, and was selected in July with the second pick by the recently relocated Phoenix Cardinals. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Illinois *		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 44–7	54,458	[17]
September 10	at Minnesota *		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 41–9	40,071	[18]
September 17	Oregon		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 28–43	30,263	[19]
October 1	at Tennessee *		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 52–24	92,276	[20]
October 8	California		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 44–13	27,077	[21]
October 15	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		L 28–45	48,287	[22]
October 22	Arizona State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 28–31	33,170	[23]
October 29	at No. 1 UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 34–30	51,970	[24]
November 5	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 24–21	36,500	[25]
November 12	Oregon State	No. 20	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 36–27	19,702	[26]
November 19	Washington	No. 19	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)		W 32–31	40,000	[27]
December 25	vs. No. 14 Houston *	No. 18	Aloha Bowl Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 24–22	35,132	[28]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Wash St 7 16 14 7 44 Illinois 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 3 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 54,458

Scoring summary Q1 WSU Rosenbach 16 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 7–0 Q2 WSU Hanson 41 yard field goal WSU 10–0 Q2 WSU Rosenbach 6 yard run (kick failed) WSU 16–0 Q2 ILL Griffith 53 yard run (Higgins kick) WSU 16–7 Q2 WSU Broussard 1 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 23–7 Q3 WSU Broussard 16 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 30–7 Q3 WSU Stallworth 5 yard pass from Rosenbach (Hanson kick) WSU 37–7 Q4 WSU Rosenbach 1 yard run (Hanson kick) WSU 44–7

• Steve Broussard: 27 rush, 173 yds ^[30]

Washington

See also: 1988 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup

Washington Huskies at #19 Washington State Cougars

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

Shawn Landrum blocked an Eric Canton punt which led to Timm Rosenbach's eventual game-winning fourth down touchdown run. Washington State secured an Aloha Bowl berth with the win.

Roster

1988 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 49 Kevin Andal Jr RB 31 Steve Broussard Jr RB 34 Paul Carr Fr WR 1 C. J. Davis Fr OT 68 Chris Dyko Sr C 52 Dave Fakkema Sr QB 9 Aaron Garcia  Fr QB 12 Brad Gossen So OT 73 John Husby Sr G 74 Jim Michalczik Sr TE 46 Rodd Olson Jr WR 88 William Pellum Sr QB 3 Timm Rosenbach  (C) Jr RB 25 Thomas Rogers Jr RB 23 Rodney Scott Fr WR 2 Tim Stallworth Jr RB 33 Rich Swinton So WR 36 Elmer Thomas Sr RB 11 Ed Tingstad Sr G 60 Mike Utley Sr TE 82 Doug Wellsandt Jr WR 17 Michael Wimberly Sr WR 13 Victor Wood Sr C 56 Paul Wulff Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Tuineau Alipate Sr DE 76 Ivan Cook (C) Sr DT 97 Tim Downing Jr DE 96 Randy Gray Jr LB 50 Dan Grayson Jr S 19 Artie Holmes Sr CB 18 Shawn Landrum Sr DB 10 Jay Languein Jr DT 91 Mark Ledbetter Jr S 42 Ron Lee Sr LB 40 Maury Metcalf Sr DB 6 Chris Moton So DB 37 Roosevelt Noble Jr LB 41 Bob O'Neal Sr LB 57 Keith Rice Sr DT 75 Tony Savage Jr CB 29 Vernon Todd Sr DL 90 Jeron Woodley So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 Jason Hanson Fr P 45 Rob Myers Jr	Head coach Dennis Erickson (2nd year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Bob Bratkowski (OC) John L. Smith (DC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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NFL draft

Three Cougars were selected in the 1989 NFL draft, held April 23–24.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Mike Utley	G	3	59	Detroit Lions
Chris Dyko	T	8	221	Chicago Bears
Artie Holmes	DB	11	293	New York Jets

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The supplemental draft was held on July 7.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Timm Rosenbach	QB	1	2	Phoenix Cardinals

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External links

• Spokane Chronicle: Aloha Bowl '88 special pre-game section, December 22, 1988