1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1988 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1988 record	5–6 (3–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Jim Walden (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)
Seasons

1988 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Nebraska †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
#14 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#11 Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by head coach Jim Walden.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	6:00 PM	Tulane*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 30–13	41,780
September 17	12:00 PM	Baylor*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 0–35	42,913
September 24	11:00 AM	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 3–10	67,700
October 1	1:30 PM	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma		L 7–35	75,004
October 8	1:00 PM	Northern Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 20–17	46,219
October 15	1:30 PM	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)		W 21–3	43,206
October 22	1:00 PM	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 42–14	43,180
October 29	1:00 PM	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 12–24	37,241
November 5	1:00 PM	No. 7 Nebraska	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 16–51	50,158
November 12	1:30 PM	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		W 16–7	10,850
November 19	1:00 PM	No. 13 Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 28–49	38,163
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time