1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1988 Oklahoma Sooners football
Florida Citrus Bowl, vs. Clemson, L 613
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP #14
1988 record 93 (61 Big 8)
Head coach Barry Switzer (16th year)
Offensive coordinator Jim Donnan (4th year)
Defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs (8th year)
Captain Scott Garl
Captain Jamelle Holieway
Captain Anthony Phillips
Captain Anthony Stafford
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 75,004)
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 Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1989 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 PM at North Carolina* #4 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC ESPN W 280   53,675
September 17 1:30 PM Arizona* #4 Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK W 2810   75,004
September 24 2:30 PM at #5 USC* #3 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA ABC L 723   86,124
October 1 1:30 PM Iowa State #10 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 357   75,004
October 8 1:30 PM vs. Texas* #10 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) CBS W 2813   75,587
October 15 1:30 PM Kansas State #9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 7024   73,800
October 22 7:00 PM at Colorado #8 Folsom FieldBoulder, CO ESPN W 1714   49,716
October 29 1:30 PM Kansas #8 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK PPV W 6314   75,004
November 5 3:30 PM at #12 Oklahoma State #8 Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam Game) ESPN W 3128   50,440
November 12 1:30 PM at Missouri #8 Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) PPV W 167   40,704
November 19 2:30 PM #7 Nebraska #9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry) CBS L 37   75,004
January 2 12:30 PM vs. #13 Clemson* #10 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 613   53,571
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Coaching staff

Game notes

Oklahoma State (Bedlam Series)

#8 Oklahoma Sooners at #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys
1 234Total
#8 Oklahoma 21 307 31
#12 Oklahoma State 7 7014 28

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Awards

DT Scott Evans

DB Scott Garl

OG Anthony Phillips

QB Charles Thompson

DT Curtice Williams

NG Tony Woods

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References

  1. "1980s". University of Oklahoma Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  2. 2011 Oklahoma football supplement
  3. 2011 Oklahoma football supplement
  4. Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 6.
  5. 2011 Oklahoma football media guide