1988 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Marmie, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–5 record (3–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 277 to 192.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Daniel Ford with 1,166 passing yards, Bruce Perkins with 446 rushing yards, and Leland Adams with 420 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10Illinois*
W 21–1670,091
September 17Colorado State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–1770,822
September 24at No. 9 Nebraska*
L 16–4776,312
October 1Lamar*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–13
October 8No. 19 Washington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–1070,934
October 15at Stanford
L 3–2440,500
October 22at Washington State
W 31–2833,170
October 29at No. 20 Oregon
W 21–2034,588
November 5Oregon State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 30–2470,508
November 12No. 2 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–5072,023
November 26at Arizona
L 18–2856,978
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1988 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Paul Justin
  Steve Martin
  Ryan McReynolds
RB Bruce Perkins
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

At Arizona

See also: Arizona-Arizona State football rivalry
Arizona State Sun Devils (6–4) at Arizona Wildcats (6–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Arizona St 6 12 0018
Arizona 0 21 0728

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: November 26, 1988
  • Game attendance: 56,978
  • [4]
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona St Passing Paul Justin 18/27, 225 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Bruce Perkins 18 Rush, 93 Yds, TD
Receiving Steve Martin 4 Rec, 71 Yds
Arizona Passing Ronald Veal 6/15, 148 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Alonzo Washington 24 Rush, 150 Yds, TD
Receiving Derek Hill 3 Rec, 116 Yds, 2 TD

References

  1. ^ "1988 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1988 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Arizona Conquers Sun Devils, 28-18." Eugene Register-Guard. pg. 8E. 1988 Nov 27. Retrieved 2022-Dec-18.


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