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Stanford

PAC · 1988 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
3–6–2
0.364 Win %
Conference
10th
1–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
106
1918–2026
All-Time Record
604–498–34
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Stanford head-to-head · History & Eras

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13USCH2HPAC10–2L 20–24
4Week 4 · Sep 20San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8W 31–10
5Week 5 · Sep 27Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–6L 3–7
6Week 6 · Oct 4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI12–0L 14–42
7Week 7 · Oct 11San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND BW4–8W 44–12
8Week 8 · Oct 18Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–5W 24–3
9Week 9 · Oct 25Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–6–1T 20–20
10Week 10 · Nov 1Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC6–5L 25–28
11Week 11 · Nov 8Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC9–3L 21–24
12Week 12 · Nov 15UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 17–27
13Week 13 · Nov 22California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–5–1T 19–19

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.987
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-18+13
  • Arizona State +6
  • San José State +4
  • San Diego State +3
  • Notre Dame 0
  • Oregon State 0
  • California 0
  • USC -2
  • UCLA -2
  • Washington State -3
  • Washington -5
  • Oregon -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #68Better than 51%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#67W14#69Regular Season Final#68Post-Season W1#68Post-Season W3#68Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+21
-4
-28
+32
+21
0
-3
-3
-10
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#971983#531984#691985#221986#511987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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