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1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

The 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Future OSU head coach Mike Gundy was the starting QB for the Cowboys, while senior WR Hart Lee Dykes and junior RB Barry Sanders were both named first team All-American. Sanders won the Heisman Trophy as the nation's most outstanding player for the season. Sanders was also the Offensive MVP of the 1988 Holiday Bowl, and Junior LB Sim Drain III was the Defensive MVP.

Schedule

The Cowboys finished the regular season with a 9–2 record.[1] In 1988, in what has been called the greatest season in college football history,[2] running back Barry Sanders led the nation by averaging 7.6 yards per carry and over 200 yards per game, including rushing for over 300 yards in four games. He set college football season records with 2,628 yards rushing, 3,249 total yards, 234 points, 39 touchdowns, of which 37 were rushing (also a record), five consecutive 200 yard games, scored at least two touchdowns in 11 consecutive games, and nine times he scored at least three touchdowns. Sanders also ran for 222 yards and scored five touchdowns in his three quarters of action in the Holiday Bowl, a game that was not included with his season statistics.[3]

Personnel

Rankings

[4]

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

Tulsa

At Colorado

At Nebraska

Oklahoma State Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE

  • Date: October 15
  • Game attendance: 76,432
  • [5]

Missouri

At Kansas State

Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary

at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS

  • Date: October 29
  • Game attendance: 16,000
  • [6]

Oklahoma

#8 Oklahoma Sooners (7–1) at #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys (8–1)

at Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 5, 1988
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,440
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roger Twibell and Lee Corso
  • [7]

Oklahoma State's Brent Parker dropped a potential game-winning touchdown pass in the end zone with 43 seconds left.[8]

Kansas

At Iowa State

Vs. Texas Tech

Vs. Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA

1989 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

[9]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Merron, Jeff. "Best individual college football seasons". ESPN. Retrieved August 12, 2007. Marron wrote, The only serious question when composing this list was "Who's No. 2?
  3. ^ "1988 Holiday Bowl Summary". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma State 1988 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Cornhuskers Strike Early and Often to Continue Domination Over Cowboys With 63-42 Victory". Omaha World-Herald. October 15, 1988. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Flashback". October 5, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "1988 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State". SoonerStats.com. 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "A penalty, a dropped pass and Sooners win, 31-28." Eugene Register-Guard. pg. 8F. 1988 Nov 6. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
  9. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  10. ^ "Heisman Winners". Heisman Trophy. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009.