1988 California Golden Bears football team

1988 California Golden Bears football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–5–1 (1–5–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (2nd season)
Home stadiumCalifornia Memorial Stadium
1988 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 USC $ 8 0 010 2 0
No. 6 UCLA 6 2 010 2 0
No. 16 Washington State 5 3 09 3 0
Arizona 5 3 07 4 0
Arizona State 3 4 06 5 0
Washington 3 5 06 5 0
Oregon 3 5 06 6 0
Oregon State 2 5 14 6 1
Stanford 1 5 23 6 2
California 1 5 15 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 California Golden Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Berkeley in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Golden Bears compiled a 5–5–1 record (1–5–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in last place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 244 to 243.

The team's statistical leaders included Troy Taylor with 2,416 passing yards, Chris Richards with 729 rushing yards, and Darryl Ingram with 513 receiving yards.