Sport: | football |
Year: | 1988 |
Team: | UCLA Bruins |
Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
Coachrank: | 6 |
Aprank: | 6 |
Record: | 10–2 |
Conf Record: | 6–2 |
Head Coach: | Terry Donahue |
Hc Year: | 13th |
Off Coach: | Steve Axman |
Oc Year: | 2nd |
Codef Coach1: | Bob Field |
Codc1 Year: | 7th |
Codef Coach2: | Tom Hayes |
Codc2 Year: | 7th |
Stadium: | Rose Bowl |
Champion: | Cotton Bowl Classic champion |
Bowl: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
Bowl Result: | W 17–3 vs. Arkansas |
The 1988 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Terry Donahue and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. Senior QB Troy Aikman was taken #1 overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
See also: 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
See also: 1988 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See also: 1988 Oregon Ducks football team.
See also: 1988 USC Trojans football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC).
See also: 1988 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and 1989 Cotton Bowl Classic.
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.[8]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | |
Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys | ||
Defensive back | 2 | 34 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
Running back | 2 | 35 | Cincinnati Bengals | ||
Darryl Henley | Defensive back | 2 | 53 | Los Angeles Rams | |
Jim Wahler | Defensive tackle | 4 | 94 | Phoenix Cardinals | |
Defensive back | 11 | 283 | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
Eric Smith | Tackle | 12 | 326 | New York Giants |