The Washington State Cougars were 8-3 in 1988. They emerged victorious over the Houston Cougars, 24 to 22, in the Aloha Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 10-2 | |
6-2 | 10-2 | ||
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
3-4 | 6-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 391 | 5,439 | 854 | 6.4 | 2,603 | 549 | 4.7 | 2,836 | 305 | 9.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 12th | 7th | 13th | 7th | 23rd | 28th | 22nd | 13th | 51st | 3rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 281 | 4,404 | 5.2 | 1,744 | 456 | 3.8 | 2,660 | 388 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 66th | 77th | 62nd | 47th | 33rd | 58th | 97th | 102nd | 52nd | ||||||||||
Net | +110 | +1,035 | +854 | +1.2 | +859 | +93 | +0.9 | +176 | -83 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 30th | 22nd | 13th | 17th | 27th | 27th | 26th | 44th | 85th | 9th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |