1988 Chico State Wildcats football team

1988 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Mike Bellotti (5th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Sonoma State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1988 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Mike Bellotti in his fifth and final season as head coach, Chico State compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 231 to 205 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.

Bellotti finished his tenure as Chico State with an overall record of 21–25–2, for a .458 winning percentage. He left Chico State to become the offensive coordinator at the University of Oregon, and later served as head football coach, from 1995 to 2008.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Santa Clara*	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 16–25	4,000–4,127	[1]
September 10	Sacramento State*	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 16–48	3,500	[2]
September 17	at UC Santa Barbara*	Harder Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 16–17	1,388	[3]
September 24	Emporia State*	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 0–23	1,200
October 1	Saint Mary's*	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 34–38	2,500
October 8	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 31–7	4,500	[4]
October 22	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 31–9	300
October 29	Cal State Hayward	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 38–14	500–1,200	[5]
November 5	Sonoma State	University Stadium Chico, CA	L 10–14	1,500
November 12	at No. 13 UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 13–36	7,400
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Santa Clara)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
2. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
5. "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
6. "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.