1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
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Big 8 Champions
Orange Bowl vs. #2 Miami, L 3-23
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
1988 record	11-2-0 (7-0-0 Big 8)
Head coach	Tom Osborne (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (19th season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (8th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
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 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27*		vs. #10 Texas A&M	#2	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic)	RayCom	W 23-14	58,162
September 3*		Utah State	#2	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 63-13	76,233
September 10*		at #5 UCLA	#2	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California	ABC	L 28-41	84,086
September 24*		Arizona State	#9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	ESPN	W 47-16	76,312
October 1*		UNLV	#9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 48-6	76,398
October 8		at Kansas	#9	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas		W 63-10	32,500
October 15†		#10 Oklahoma State	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 63-42	76,432
October 22		at Kansas State	#5	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 48-3	35,000
October 29		Missouri	#5	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 26-18	76,316
November 5		at Iowa State	#7	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		W 51-16	35,000
November 12		#19 Colorado	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		W 7-0	76,359
November 19		at #9 Oklahoma	#7	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		W 7-3	75,004
January 2*		vs. #2 Miami	#6	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida (Orange Bowl)		L 3-23	79,480
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster and coaching staff

1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class IB 4  Achola, GeorgeGeorge Achola 3.0 !So C 59 Anderson, JeffJeff Anderson 5.0 !Jr OG 53 Antonietti, MarkMark Antonietti 7.0 !Sr SE 18 Avant, TonyTony Avant 5.0 !Jr SE 82 Bahe, ChipChip Bahe 5.0 !Jr WB 21 Bell, RichardRichard Bell 5.0 !Jr OG 69 Bobbora, BillBill Bobbora 5.0 !Jr WB 33 Brinson, DanaDana Brinson 7.0 !Sr FB 29 Carpenter, BryanBryan Carpenter 5.0 !Jr IB 32 Clark, KenKen Clark 5.0 !Jr IB 1  Coleman, RayRay Coleman 7.0 !Sr WB 6  Devall, BradBrad Devall 3.0 !So QB 12 Dunlap, JerryJerry Dunlap 3.0 !So C 54 Edeal, DavidDavid Edeal 3.0 !So OT 73 Engstrom, SteveSteve Engstrom 3.0 !So OT 77 Eyman, TerryTerry Eyman 3.0 !So C 52 Fitzke, RogerRoger Fitzke 5.0 !Jr IB 3  Flowers, LeodisLeodis Flowers 1.0 !Fr TE 80 Garrett, ChrisChris Garrett 1.0 !Fr TE 87 Gawrick, KeithKeith Gawrick 3.0 !So QB 14 Gdowski, GerryGerry Gdowski 5.0 !Jr OT 70 Glaser, DougDoug Glaser 5.0 !Jr SE 19 Gregory, MorganMorgan Gregory 5.0 !Jr OT 61 Griffin, MikeMike Griffin 5.0 !Jr TE 94 Grobe, CoreyCorey Grobe 7.0 !Sr FB 24 Harchelroad, BrianBrian Harchelroad 5.0 !Jr FB 37 Johnk, TimTim Johnk 3.0 !So QB 2  Joseph, MickeyMickey Joseph 1.0 !Fr OG 65 Keeler, AndyAndy Keeler 7.0 !Sr FB 36 Kitrell, BarryBarry Kitrell 7.0 !Sr IB 34 Knox, TyreeseTyreese Knox 7.0 !Sr TE 85 Kratzenstein, MonteMonte Kratzenstein 5.0 !Jr SE 83 McCoy, TimTim McCoy 5.0 !Jr TE 43 Millikan, ToddTodd Millikan 7.0 !Sr OG 76 Nelson, JohnJohn Nelson 7.0 !Sr TE 86 O'Gara, ChrisChris O'Gara 5.0 !Jr QB 11 Preston, MikeMike Preston 5.0 !Jr OT 78 Punt, TomTom Punt 3.0 !So IB 20 Rodgers, TerryTerry Rodgers 5.0 !Jr OG 64 Roschal, JohnJohn Roschal 5.0 !Jr OT 72 Rother, BradBrad Rother 5.0 !Jr FB 25 Schmidt, SamSam Schmidt 5.0 !Jr OT 62 Sledge, BobBob Sledge 7.0 !Sr QB 9  Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor 7.0 !Sr WB 22 Turner, NateNate Turner 1.0 !Fr WB 31 Worden, JamieJamie Worden 7.0 !Sr C 68 Young, JakeJake Young 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 96 Anderson, Le AndreLe Andre Anderson 3.0 !So S 23 Blazek, MarkMark Blazek 7.0 !Sr OLB 81 Broer, KurtKurt Broer 7.0 !Sr DT 95 Brungardt, PaulPaul Brungardt 3.0 !So LB 37 Buchanan, PeterPeter Buchanan 7.0 !Sr LB 49 Caliendo, ChrisChris Caliendo 5.0 !Jr SS 17 Cooper, ReggieReggie Cooper 3.0 !So CB 45 Crippen, JonJon Crippen 3.0 !So OLB 88 Croel, MikeMike Croel 3.0 !So CB 28 Custard, JohnJohn Custard 7.0 !Sr DT 98 D'Alesio, JoeJoe D'Alesio 5.0 !Jr SS 7  Dobesh, JimJim Dobesh 3.0 !So DT 90 Doll, TyeTye Doll 5.0 !Jr MG 63 Edgren, BrianBrian Edgren 3.0 !So MG 97 Engelbert, PatPat Engelbert 3.0 !So LB 47 Etienne, LeRoyLeRoy Etienne 7.0 !Sr LB 51 Ferguson, BradBrad Ferguson 5.0 !Jr CB 10 Fryar, CharlesCharles Fryar 7.0 !Sr DT 84 Griffin, WillieWillie Griffin 7.0 !Sr LB 39 Hagge, MarkMark Hagge 5.0 !Jr CB 8  Hicks, LorenzoLorenzo Hicks 7.0 !Sr S 4  Jackson, TimTim Jackson 7.0 !Sr LB 55 Jobman, RandallRandall Jobman 5.0 !Jr LB 67 Leuck, RobRob Leuck 5.0 !Jr CB 18 Lewis, LanceLance Lewis 1.0 !Fr CB 5  Lewis, TahaunTahaun Lewis 3.0 !So OLB 93 Marco, JonJon Marco 7.0 !Sr LB 35 Miller, BrianBrian Miller 7.0 !Sr MG 99 Miller, KevinKevin Miller 5.0 !Jr OLB 42 Mills, JeffJeff Mills 5.0 !Jr MG 13 Monarrez, JuniorJunior Monarrez 5.0 !Jr MG 74 Murray, MikeMike Murray 5.0 !Jr MG 96 Pete, LawrenceLawrence Pete 7.0 !Sr CB 38 Pickens, BruceBruce Pickens 3.0 !So MG 92 Putnam, SeanSean Putnam 7.0 !Sr CB 26 Sanders, MarvinMarvin Sanders 5.0 !Jr CB    Settles, BillBill Settles DT 56 Sims, JoeJoe Sims 3.0 !So DT 66 Skradis, KurtKurt Skradis 7.0 !Sr OLB 87 Svehla, DanDan Svehla 3.0 !So OLB 89 Thomas, BroderickBroderick Thomas 7.0 !Sr LB 40 Tyrance, PatPat Tyrance 3.0 !So DT 75 Valladao, RayRay Valladao 5.0 !Jr SS 41 Vampola, ScottScott Vampola 5.0 !Jr CB 27 Walker, CartierCartier Walker 7.0 !Sr LB 57 Walker, KennyKenny Walker 3.0 !So MG 61 Wanek, JimJim Wanek 3.0 !So DT 91 Wells, KentKent Wells 5.0 !Jr S 1  Wendland, RickRick Wendland 5.0 !Jr S 15 Wooten, WendellWendell Wooten 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 44 Barrios, GreggGregg Barrios 3.0 !So P 48 Beckler, ScottScott Beckler 5.0 !Jr PK 16 Drennan, ChrisChris Drennan 5.0 !Jr P/PK 13 Janky, TomTom Janky 3.0 !So P 46 Kroeker, JohnJohn Kroeker 7.0 !Sr American football roster/player{first = Phillip { last = Mendoza II {pos = PK } [redshirt]	Head coach Tom Osborne    16th season    25th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Coordinators/assistant coaches Charlie McBride    8th season as DC/LB coach    12th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Colorado Ron Brown    2nd season as WR/TE coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Brown Dan Young    6th season as OL/K coach    6th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Reed Milt Tenopir    15th season as OL coach    15th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Sterling Tony Samuel    3rd season as OLB coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska George Darlington    DB coach    16th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Rutgers Frank Solich    6th season as RB coach    10th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Boyd Epley    20th season as S&C coach    20th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Jack Pierce    10th year at Nebraska John Melton    16th season as TE/WB coach    27th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Wyoming Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2011-01-17

Game notes

Texas A&M

Texas A&M vs Nebraska [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 7 0 0 7 14 • Nebraska 0 3 9 11 23 Date: 1988-08-27 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game attendance: 58,162

Utah State

Utah State at Nebraska [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 0 0 7 6 13 • Nebraska 14 14 14 21 63 Date: 1988-09-03 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,233

UCLA

Nebraska at UCLA [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 13 7 8 28 • UCLA 28 10 3 0 41 Date: 1988-09-10 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game attendance: 84,086

Arizona State

Arizona State at Nebraska [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Arizona State 13 3 0 0 16 • Nebraska 9 21 0 17 47 Date: 1988-09-24 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,312

UNLV

UNLV at Nebraska [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total UNLV 0 0 0 6 6 • Nebraska 7 13 15 13 48 Date: 1988-10-01 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,398

Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 28 21 7 7 63 Kansas 0 10 0 0 10 Date: 1988-10-08 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Game attendance: 32,500

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at Nebraska [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 0 21 7 14 42 • Nebraska 35 14 7 7 63 Date: 1988-10-15 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,432

Kansas State

Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 14 20 14 0 48 Kansas State 3 0 0 0 3 Date: 1988-10-22 Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas Game attendance: 35,000

Missouri

Missouri at Nebraska [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 3 3 9 3 18 • Nebraska 0 0 17 9 26 Date: 1988-10-29 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,316

Iowa State

Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 7 24 7 13 51 Iowa State 0 0 3 13 16 Date: 1988-11-05 Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game attendance: 35,000

Colorado

Colorado at Nebraska [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 • Nebraska 0 0 7 0 7 Date: 1988-11-12 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,359

Oklahoma

Nebraska at Oklahoma [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 7 0 0 0 7 Oklahoma 0 0 3 0 3 Date: 1988-11-19 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma Game attendance: 75,004

Miami

Miami vs Nebraska [box score]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Miami 7 13 0 3 23 Nebraska 0 0 3 0 3 Date: 1989-01-02 Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Game attendance: 79,480

Rankings

See also: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP	2	2	2	11	10	9	9	7	5	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	10
Coaches																	10

Awards

Award	Name(s)
All-America 1st team	Broderick Thomas, Jake Young
Big 8 Coach of the Year	Tom Osborne
Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year	Broderick Thomas
Big 8 Defensive Newcomer of the Year	Bruce Pickens
All-Big 8 1st team	Dana Brinson, Ken Clark, LeRoy Etienne, Charles Fryar, Willie Griffin, Tim Jackson, Andy Keeler, Todd Millikan, Lawrence Pete, Bob Sledge, Steve Taylor, Broderick Thomas, Jake Young
All-Big 8 2nd team	Reggie Cooper, Doug Glaser
All-Big 8 honorable mention	Richard Bell, Mark Blazek, Chris Caliendo, Bryan Carpenter, Morgan Gregory, John Kroeker, Jeff Mills, John Nelson

NFL and Pro Players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1988 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.

Name	Team
Richard Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dana Brinson	San Diego Chargers
Pete Buchanan	Toronto Argonauts
Ken Clark	Indianapolis Colts
Reggie Cooper	Dallas Cowboys
Mike Croel	Denver Broncos
LeRoy Etienne	San Francisco 49ers
Tim Jackson	Dallas Cowboys
Keith Jones	Cleveland Browns
Jeff Mills	San Diego Chargers
Lawrence Pete	Detroit Lions
Bruce Pickens	Atlanta Falcons
Tim Rother	Los Angeles Raiders
Joe Sims	Atlanta Falcons
Steve Taylor	Edmonton Eskimos
Broderick Thomas	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nate Turner	Buffalo Bills
Kenny Walker	Denver Broncos
Kent Wells	New York Giants