1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 62–14 vs. Wyoming
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
1988 record	10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Pat Jones (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Coker (6th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field (Capacity: 50,440)
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 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Barry Sanders was in his junior year for the Cowboys.

Schedule

The Cowboys finished the regular season with a 9–2 record. In 1988, in what has been called the greatest season in college football history, 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. Sanders won the Heisman Trophy as the season's most outstanding player. However, he left Oklahoma State before his senior season to enter the NFL draft.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Miami (OH)*		Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 52-20	43,200
September 24	Texas A&M*	No. 18	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 52-15	50,440
October 1	Tulsa*	No. 13	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 56-35	45,100
October 8	at Colorado	No. 13	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 41-21	41,854
October 15	at No. 7 Nebraska	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 42-63	76,432
October 22	Missouri	No. 15	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 49-21	46,900
October 29	at Kansas State	No. 12	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		W 45-27	16,000
November 5	No. 8 Oklahoma	No. 12	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam)	ESPN	L 28-31	50,440
November 12	Kansas	No. 14	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 63-24	40,100
November 19	at Iowa State	No. 13	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 49-28	38,163
December 4	vs. Texas Tech*	No. 12	Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)	CBS	W 45-42	56,000
December 30	vs. No. 15 Wyoming*	No. 12	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 62-14	60,641
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 51 Boisvert, JohnJohn Boisvert 7.0 !Sr RB   Brown, VernonVernon Brown 3.0 !So   Cox, DonDon Cox 7.0 !Sr WR 11 Dykes, Hart LeeHart Lee Dykes 7.0 !Sr QB   Ford, KennyKenny Ford 1.0 !Fr WR 19 Green, JarrodJarrod Green 5.0 !Jr QB 12 Gundy, MikeMike Gundy 5.0 !Jr RB 23 Hudson, GeraldGerald Hudson 3.0 !So   Jones, BillBill Jones 7.0 !Sr OG 73 Kidder, JasonJason Kidder 7.0 !Sr TE Kirksey, RobertRobert Kirksey   Kolb, MattMatt Kolb 7.0 !Sr FB 32 Limbrick, GarrettGarrett Limbrick 7.0 !Sr WR 17 Mayfield, CurtisCurtis Mayfield 3.0 !So RB Nash, MitchMitch Nash 7.0 !Sr WR 29 Parker, BrentBrent Parker 3.0 !So RB 21 Sanders, BarryBarry Sanders 5.0 !Jr QB   Smith, ChrisChris Smith 3.0 !So OG 59 Stanley, ChrisChris Stanley 7.0 !Sr TE 93 Vice, VanceVance Vice 5.0 !Jr OL   Web,    Web RB   Wilson, CecilCecil Wilson 3.0 !So OT 62 Wolfe, MikeMike Wolfe 7.0 !Sr OT 56 Woodard, ByronByron Woodard 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 98 Bailey, DavidDavid Bailey CB 1 Clark, MikeMike Clark DL 91 Colbert, BrandonBrandon Colbert LB 58 Cummings, TorranceTorrance Cummings LB 53 Drain III, SimSim Drain III 5.0 !Jr DL Gaines, RodRod Gaines 7.0 !Sr CB 2 Gilliam, MelvinMelvin Gilliam DL 31 Jones, DevinDevin Jones DL 60 Jones, MarcusMarcus Jones 7.0 !Sr DB 4 Juhl, JasonJason Juhl CB 5 King, JoeJoe King FS 3 Lowery, ChrisChris Lowery DL 57 Mackey, ShawnShawn Mackey   McCalister, GregGreg McCalister 7.0 !Sr SS 7 McGriggs, LamarLamar McGriggs DL Oliver, RubenRuben Oliver 3.0 !So LB 37 Raynor, BobbyBobby Raynor 3.0 !So DL Satterwhite, StaceyStacey Satterwhite DB 45 Smith, RodRod Smith	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 25 Blanchard, CaryCary Blanchard 1.0 !Fr	Head coach Pat Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Larry Coker, Offensive coordinator Houston Nutt, Wide receivers Brad Seely, Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Maimi (OH)

See also: 1988 Miami RedHawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1985	OKST, 45–10

Texas A&M

See also: 1988 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–7	1983	OKST, 34–15

Tulsa

See also: 1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team and Oklahoma State–Tulsa football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–24–5	1987	OKST, 39–28

at Colorado

See also: 1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–15–1	1987	OKST, 42–17

at Nebraska

See also: 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–25–1	1987	NEB, 35–0

Oklahoma State Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total #10 Cowboys 0 21 7 14 42 #7 Cornhuskers 35 14 7 7 63 at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Date: October 15 Game attendance: 76,432 Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers OKST – Mike Gundy -   NEB –   Leading Rushers OKST – Barry Sanders - 35 carries, 189 yards, 4 TD NEB – Ken Clark - 27 carries, 256 yards, 3 TD Leading Receivers OKST –   NEB –

Missouri

See also: 1988 Missouri Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–20	1987	OKST, 24–20

at Kansas State

See also: 1988 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–12	1987	OKST, 56–7

Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total #12 Cowboys 21 3 14 7 45 Wildcats 14 3 3 7 27 at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, KS Date: October 29 Game attendance: 16,000 Game information First quarter KSU – Washington 13-yard pass from Carl Straw (Porter kick). Wildcats 7–0. OKST – Parker 63-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Blanchard kick). Tied 7–7. KSU – Friedrich fumble recover in end zone (Porter kick). Wildcats 14–7. OKST – Barry Sanders 26-yard run (Blanchard kick). Tied 14–14. OKST – Barry Sanders 38-yard run (Blanchard kick). Cowboys 21–14. Second quarter OKST – Cary Blanchard 35-yard field goal. Cowboys 24–14. KSU – Mark Porter 32-yard field goal. Cowboys 24–17. Third quarter OKST – Hart Lee Dykes 28-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Blanchard kick). Cowboys 31–17. KSU – Mark Porter 37-yard field goal. Cowboys 31–20. OKST – Vance Vice 1-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Blanchard kick). Cowboys 38–20. Fourth quarter KSU – Lee Pickett 1-yard run (Porter kick). Cowboys 38–27. OKST – Barry Sanders 17-yard run (Blanchard kick), 6:38. Cowboys 45–27. Leading Passers KSU –   OKST – Mike Gundy - 15/19, 228 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Leading Rushers KSU –   OKST – Barry Sanders - 37 carries, 320 yards, 3 TD Leading Receivers KSU –   OKST – Hart Lee Dykes - 9 receptions, 127 yards, TD

Oklahoma

See also: 1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Bedlam Series

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–65–6	1987	OU, 29–10

Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total #8 Sooners 21 3 0 7 31 #12 Cowboys 7 7 0 14 28 at Lewis Field, Stillwater, OK Date: November 5 Game weather: Partly cloudy, 58° F, Wind NNW 16 MPH with gusts up to 30-40 MPH Game attendance: 50,440 TV announcers (ESPN): Roger Twibell, Lee Corso Game information First quarter OKLA – Gaddis 13-yard run (Lashar kick). OKLA 7–0. OKLA – Gaddis 44-yard run (Lashar kick). OKLA 14–0. Drive: 1 plays, 44 yards, 0:07. OKST – Mike Gundy 4-yard run (Blanchard kick), 6:52. OKLA 14–7. OKLA – Perry 7-yard run (Lashar kick). OKLA 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:17. Second quarter OKST – Hart Lee Dykes 2-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Blanchard kick). OKLA 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:48. OKLA – Lashar 27-yard field goal, 2:08. OKLA 24–14. Fourth quarter OKST – Barry Sanders 1-yard run (Blanchard kick), 13:37. OKLA 24–21. OKST – Barry Sanders 1-yard run (Blanchard kick), 8:45. OKST 28–24. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:12. OKLA – Thompson 18-yard run (Lashar kick), 2:33. OKLA 31–28. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:12. Leading Passers OKLA –   OKST – Mike Gundy -   Leading Rushers OKLA –   OKST – Barry Sanders - 39 carries, 215 yards, 2 TD Leading Receivers OKLA –   OKST –

Kansas

See also: 1988 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–23–2	1987	OKST, 49–17

at Iowa State

See also: 1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–11–1	1987	OKST, 48–27

vs. Texas Tech

See also: 1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Oklahoma State–Texas Tech football rivalry, and Coca-Cola Classic (college football)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11–3	1975	OKST, 17–16

vs. Wyoming

See also: 1988 Wyoming Cowboys football team and 1988 Holiday Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	1987	OKST, 35–29

Wyoming Cowboys vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total #12 Cowboys 7 10 28 17 62 #15 Cowboys 7 0 7 0 14 at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA Date: December 30 Game attendance: 60,641 TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Carpenter, Kevin Kiley, Sharlene Hawkes Game information First quarter OKST – Barry Sanders 33-yard run (Blanchard kick). OKST Cowboys 7–0. WYO – Randy Welniak 4-yard run (kick). Tied 7–7. Second quarter OKST – Barry Sanders 2-yard run (Blanchard kick). OKST Cowboys 14–7. OKST – Cary Blanchard 33-yard field goal. OKST Cowboys 17–7. Third quarter OKST – Mike Gundy 12-yard pass to Brent Parker (Blanchard kick). OKST Cowboys 24–7. WYO – Randy Welniak 4-yard run (kick). OKST Cowboys 24–14. OKST – Barry Sanders 67-yard run (Blanchard kick). OKST Cowboys 31–14. OKST – Barry Sanders 1-yard run (Blanchard kick). OKST Cowboys 38–14. OKST – Barry Sanders 10-yard run (Blanchard kick). OKST Cowboys 45–14. Fourth quarter OKST – Cary Blanchard 19-yard field goal. OKST Cowboys 48–14. OKST – Mike Gundy 25-yard pass to Hart Lee Dykes (Blanchard kick). OKST Cowboys 55–14. OKST – Chris Smith 5-yard run (Blanchard kick). OKST Cowboys 62–14. Leading Passers OKST – Mike Gundy - 20/24, 315 yards, 2 TD WYO – Randy Welniak -   Leading Rushers OKST – Barry Sanders - 29 carries, 222 yards, 5 TD WYO –   Leading Receivers OKST – Hart Lee Dykes - 10 receptions, 163 yards, TD WYO –

1989 NFL Draft

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Barry Sanders	Running back	1	3	Detroit Lions
Hart Lee Dykes	Wide receiver	1	16	New England Patriots

Awards and honors

• Barry Sanders, Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Sporting News College Football Player of the Year, Big 8 Offensive Player of the Year, Unanimous First-team All-American
• Hart Lee Dykes, Consensus First-team All-American

See also: 1988 College Football All-America Team and 1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team