1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1988 Oklahoma Sooners football
1988 Oklahoma Sooners football
Florida Citrus Bowl, vs. Clemson, L 6–13
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
1988 record	9–3 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (16th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Donnan (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (8th season)
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	No. 4	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 28–0	53,675
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Arizona*	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 28–10	75,004
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5 USC*	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 7–23	86,124
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 35–7	75,004
October 8	1:30 p.m.	vs. Texas*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	W 28–13	75,587
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 70–24	73,800
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 8	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	W 17–14	49,716
October 29	1:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 8	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	W 63–14	75,004
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Oklahoma State	No. 8	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game)	ESPN	W 31–28	50,440
November 12	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri	No. 8	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	PPV	W 16–7	40,704
November 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 Nebraska	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	CBS	L 3–7	75,004
January 2, 1989	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Clemson*	No. 10	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 6–13	53,571
*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.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
K	`13`	R.D. Lashar	So

Head coach

Barry Switzer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jim Donnan – Offensive coordinator
Gary Gibbs – Defensive coordinator
Scott Hill
Merv Johnson
Mike Jones
Charley North
Bobby Proctor
Charlie Sadler
Lucious Selmon

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings[]

Game summaries[]

at North Carolina[]

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Arizona[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	3	0	7	0	10
• Oklahoma	7	7	7	7	28

Date: September 17
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Game attendance: 75,004

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at USC[]

	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	2	3	4	Total
Iowa St	0	7	0	0	7
• Oklahoma	14	7	14	0	35

Date: October 1
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Game attendance: 75,004

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vs. Texas[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas (3-1)	0	0	7	6	13
#10 Oklahoma (3-1)	6	8	7	7	28

Kansas State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas St	0	0	7	17	24
#9 Oklahoma (4-1)	35	14	7	14	70

at Colorado[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Oklahoma (5-1)	7	7	0	3	17
Colorado (5-1)	6	8	0	0	14

Kansas[]

	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[]

#8 Oklahoma at #12 Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Oklahoma	21	3	0	7	31
Oklahoma St	7	7	0	14	28

Date: November 5
Location: Lewis Field
Game attendance: 50,440

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at Missouri[]

	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	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

vs. Clemson (Florida Citrus Bowl)[]

Clemson vs. Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #13 Tigers	0	6	0	7	13
#10 Sooners	3	0	3	0	6

Date: January 1
Location: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
Game attendance: 53,571
Referee: Dick Burleson

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Awards[]

DT Scott Evans

All-Big Eight

DB Scott Garl

All-Big Eight

OG Anthony Phillips

consensus All-American
NCAA Top Six Award

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 Stafford	Wide receiver	6	152	New York Jets
Eric Mitchell	Running back	6	165	New England Patriots
Tony Woods	Defensive back	8	216	Chicago Bears
Anthony Phillips	Guard	12	333	Chicago Bears

References[]

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

[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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1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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