1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. It was Barry Switzer's final year as head coach of the Sooners.

1988 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
1988 record9–3 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Donnan (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Gibbs (8th season)
Home stadiumOklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)
1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –0  11 –2 –0
No. 14 Oklahoma 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 104:00 p.m.at North Carolina*No. 4
ESPNW 28–053,675
September 171:30 p.m.Arizona*No. 4
W 28–1075,004
September 242:30 p.m.at No. 5 USC*No. 3
ABCL 7–2386,124
October 11:30 p.m.Iowa StateNo. 10
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 35–775,004
October 81:30 p.m.vs. Texas*No. 10
CBSW 28–1375,587
October 151:30 p.m.Kansas StateNo. 9
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 70–2473,800
October 227:00 p.m.at ColoradoNo. 8
ESPNW 17–1449,716
October 291:30 p.m.KansasNo. 8
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
PPVW 63–1475,004
November 53:30 p.m.at No. 12 Oklahoma StateNo. 8
ESPNW 31–2850,440
November 121:30 p.m.at MissouriNo. 8
PPVW 16–740,704
November 192:30 p.m.No. 7 NebraskaNo. 9
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
CBSL 3–775,004
January 2, 198912:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Clemson*No. 10
ABCL 6–1353,571
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster
1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OG 66 Brian Brauninger So
WR 36 Eric Bross Jr
WR 83 Carl Cabbiness Sr
WR 16 Chris Cabbiness So
QB 4 Jamelle Holieway (C) Sr
OG 68 Anthony Phillips (C) Sr
RB 25 Anthony Stafford (C) Sr
QB 6 Charles Thompson  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 49 Scott Garl (C) Sr
NG 71 Harold Jones So
LB 46 Kert Kaspar Sr
DB 22 Kevin Thompson Jr
NG 96 Andre Williams Jr
DT 93 Curtice Williams Sr
NG 98 Dante Williams Jr
NG 99 Tony Woods Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 13 R.D. Lashar So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Rankings
Further information: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

at North Carolina
1 234Total
• Oklahoma 14 770 28
North Carolina 0 000 0
See also: 1988 North Carolina Tar Heels football team


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Arizona
1 234Total
Arizona 3 070 10
• Oklahoma 7 777 28
See also: 1988 Arizona Wildcats football team


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at USC
See also: 1988 USC Trojans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Oklahoma (2-0) 0 0 7 0 7
#5 USC (2-0) 7 13 0 3 23

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Iowa State
1 234Total
Iowa St 0 700 7
• Oklahoma 14 7140 35
See also: 1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team


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vs. Texas
See also: 1988 Texas Longhorns football team and Oklahoma–Texas football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas (3-1) 0 0 7 6 13
#10 Oklahoma (3-1) 6 8 7 7 28

Kansas State
See also: 1988 Kansas State Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas St 0 0 7 17 24
#9 Oklahoma (4-1) 35 14 7 14 70

at Colorado
See also: 1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Oklahoma (5-1) 7 7 0 3 17
Colorado (5-1) 6 8 0 0 14

Kansas
See also: 1988 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas (0-7) 14 0 0 0 14
#8 Oklahoma (6-1) 14 7 14 28 63

at Oklahoma State
See also: 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
#8 Oklahoma at #12 Oklahoma State
1 234Total
• Oklahoma 21 307 31
Oklahoma St 7 7014 28
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Lewis Field
  • Game attendance: 50,440
See also: 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Bedlam Series


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at Missouri
See also: 1988 Missouri Tigers football team and Missouri–Oklahoma football rivalry
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Oklahoma (8-1) 10 6 0 0 16
Missouri 0 0 7 0 7

Nebraska
Nebraska at Oklahoma
1 234Total
• Nebraska 7 000 7
Oklahoma 0 030 3
See also: 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry


vs. Clemson (Florida Citrus Bowl)
Clemson vs. Oklahoma
1 234Total
• #13 Tigers 0 607 13
#10 Sooners 3 030 6
See also: 1988 Clemson Tigers football team and 1989 Florida Citrus Bowl


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Awards

DT Scott Evans

  • All-Big Eight

DB Scott Garl

  • All-Big Eight

OG Anthony Phillips

QB Charles Thompson

  • All-Big Eight

DT Curtice Williams

  • All-Big Eight

NG Tony Woods

  • All-Big Eight

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Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[11]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Anthony StaffordWide receiver6152New York Jets
Eric MitchellRunning back6165New England Patriots
Tony WoodsDefensive back8216Chicago Bears
Anthony PhillipsGuard12333Chicago Bears

References
  1. "1980s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  2. 2011 Oklahoma football supplement
  3. SoonerStats.com Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Oct-21.
  4. SoonerStats.com Archived 2016-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Oct-23.
  5. Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sep 18. Retrieved 2017-Aug-27.
  6. "Oklahoma Feels Crunch of U.S.C." The New York Times. September 25, 1988. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. SoonerStats.com Archived 2016-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Nov-06.
  8. Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 6.
  9. "THE OTHER BOWL GAMES : Citrus Bowl : Sooners Beaten at Pass by Clemson". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  10. 2011 Oklahoma football media guide
  11. "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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