1988 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
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 NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1988 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Mike Bellotti in his fifth and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 231 to 205 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.

Bellotti finished his tenure as Chico State with an overall record of 21–25–2, for a .458 winning percentage. He left Chico State to become the offensive coordinator at the University of Oregon, and later served as head football coach, from 1995 to 2008.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Santa Clara*
L 16–254,000–4,127[1]
September 10Sacramento State*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 16–483,500[2]
September 17at UC Santa Barbara*
L 16–171,388[3]
September 24Emporia State*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 0–231,200
October 1Saint Mary's*
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 34–382,500
October 8at Humboldt State
W 31–7
October 22at San Francisco State
W 31–9300
October 29Cal State Hayward
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 38–14500–1,200[4]
November 5Sonoma State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 10–141,500
November 12at No. 13 UC Davis
L 13–367,400

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References

  1. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "1988 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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