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Washington State

PAC · 1988 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–5–1W 44–7
3Week 3 · Sep 13Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB102–7–2W 41–9
4Week 4 · Sep 20Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–6L 28–43
6Week 6 · Oct 4Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–6W 52–24
7Week 7 · Oct 11California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–5–1W 44–13
8Week 8 · Oct 18Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–4L 28–45
9Week 9 · Oct 25Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–5L 28–31
10Week 10 · Nov 1UCLAH2HPAC10–2W 34–30
11Week 11 · Nov 8Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–6–2W 24–21
12Week 12 · Nov 15Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–6–1W 36–27
13Week 13 · Nov 22Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC6–5W 32–31
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC9–3W 24–22

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
1.729
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-15+50
  • UCLA +10
  • Houston +9
  • Illinois +6
  • Washington +6
  • Tennessee +5
  • California +5
  • Oregon State +4
  • Stanford +3
  • Minnesota +2
  • Arizona -4
  • Arizona State -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 #18Better than 88%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22W14#24Regular Season Final#24Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W3#18Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+37
+32
-15
+28
+31
-17
-3
+4
+3
+9
+1
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#371983#461984#601985#751986#751987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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