Roster Offense •
Tony Boles – started 10 games at tailback (team's leading rusher in 1988 with 1,408 yards) • Demetrius Brown – started 3 games at quarterback (48 of 84 for 775 passing yards) • Jeffrey Brown – started 11 games at tight end •
Jarrod Bunch – started 5 games at fullback •
Chris Calloway – started 5 games at flanker and 1 game at split end (led team with 4 touchdown catches) • Dave Chester – started 2 games at left guard •
Dean Dingman – started 12 games at right guard •
Tom Dohring – started 10 games at left tackle •
Leroy Hoard – started 6 games at fullback and 1 game at tailback (team's second leading rusher in 1988 with 752 yards) • Chris Horn – started 1 game at fullback • Mike Husar – started 10 games at left guard and 2 games at left tackle • John Kolesar – started 7 games at flanker (team's second leading receiver with 18 catches for 356 yards) •
Greg McMurtry – started 10 games at split end (team's leading receiver with 27 catches for 470 yards) •
Greg Skrepenak – started 12 games at right tackle •
Michael Taylor – started 9 games at quarterback (65 for 122 for 957 passing yards) •
John Vitale – started 12 games at center •
Derrick Walker – started 1 game at tight end and 1 game at split end • Tracy Williams – started 1 game at tailback
Defense •
Bobby Abrams – started 12 games at outside linebacker • Erick Anderson – started 6 games at inside linebacker (led team with 77 tackles) •
David Arnold – started 10 games at cornerback •
Mike Evans – started 1 game at defensive tackle • J. J. Grant – started 9 games at inside linebacker (tied for second on the team with 72 tackles) • Mark Gutzwiller, defensive back • John Hermann – started 2 games at defensive tackle • David Key – started 12 games at cornerback (fifth on the team with 63 tackles) • Alex Marshall – started 9 games at outside linebacker •
Mark Messner – started 12 games at defensive tackle (fourth on the team with 70 tackles) • Anthony Mitchell – started 1 game at outside linebacker • Vada Murray – started 12 games at free safety (second on team with 4 interceptions) • T. J. Osman – started 12 games at middle guard • Todd Plate – started 2 games at cornerback • Marc Spencer – started 3 games at inside linebacker •
Tripp Welborne – started 12 games at strong safety (led team with five interceptions; tied for second on the team with 72 tackles) • Brent White – started 9 games at defensive tackle • Tim Williams – started 2 games at outside linebacker
Special teams • Tony Boles – kick off returns (14 returns for an average of 24.1 yards) •
Mike Gillette – placekicker (18 of 27 on field goals) and punter (46 punts for an average of 39.9 yards) • Gulam Khan – placekicker (0 for 1 on field goals) • John Kolesar – kickoff returns (13 returns for an average of 23.5 yards); punt returns (17 returns for an average of 11.9 yards) ==Awards and honors==