The Western Michigan Broncos were 9-2 in 1988. They fell to the Fresno State Bulldogs, 35 to 30, in the California Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
5-3 | 8-3 | ||
5-2-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 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 | 324 | 4,504 | 836 | 5.4 | 1,641 | 439 | 3.7 | 2,863 | 397 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 25th | 25th | 21st | 33rd | 63rd | 74th | 50th | 12th | 15th | 43rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 202 | 3,312 | 4.3 | 1,521 | 504 | 3.0 | 1,791 | 267 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 33rd | 24th | 19th | 30th | 65th | 14th | 27th | 25th | 47th | ||||||||||
Net | +122 | +1,192 | +836 | +1.1 | +120 | -65 | +0.7 | +1,072 | +130 | +0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 25th | 15th | 21st | 19th | 47th | 76th | 37th | 8th | 8th | 43rd |
| 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 |