1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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 Source September 10 4:00 p.m. at North Carolina * No. 4 ESPN W 28–053,675 [ 1] September 17 1:30 p.m. Arizona * No. 4 W 28–1075,004 September 24 2:30 p.m. at No. 5 USC * No. 3 ABC L 7–2386,124 October 1 1:30 p.m. Iowa State No. 10 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 35–775,004 October 8 1:30 p.m. vs. Texas * No. 10 CBS W 28–1375,587 October 15 1:30 p.m. Kansas State No. 9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK W 70–2473,800 October 22 7:00 p.m. at Colorado No. 8 ESPN W 17–1449,716 October 29 1:30 p.m. Kansas No. 8 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK PPV W 63–1475,004 November 5 3:30 p.m. at No. 12 Oklahoma State No. 8 ESPN W 31–2850,440 November 12 1:30 p.m. at Missouri No. 8 PPV W 16–740,704 November 19 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Nebraska No. 9 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry ) CBS L 3–775,004 January 2, 1989 12:30 p.m. vs. No. 13 Clemson * No. 10 ABC L 6–1353,571 [ 2] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 3 (2) 3 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 3 (3) 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 14 Coaches Poll 2 (4) 2 (4) 4 3 3 10 10 9 8 8 7 8 8 11 10 10 14
Game summaries
At North Carolina
[ 6]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oklahoma
Passing
Jamelle Holieway 2/3, 61 Yds
Rushing
Anthony Stafford
12 Rush, 88 Yds, TD
Receiving
Eric Bross
3 Rec, 72 Yds
North Carolina
Passing
Deems May 9/19, 87 Yds, INT
Rushing
Jonathan Hall
10 Rush, 44 Yds
Receiving
Randy Marriott
4 Rec, 64 Yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OU
UNC
1
Oklahoma
Leon Perry 2-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
7
0
1
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 8-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
0
2
Oklahoma
Anthony Stafford 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
21
0
3
Oklahoma
Jamelle Holieway 4-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
28
0
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
28
0
Arizona
Game information
First quarter
UA – Doug Pfaff 38-yard field goal. Arizona 3–0.
OU – Leon Perry 1-yard run (R.D. Lashar kick). Oklahoma 7–3. Second quarter
Third quarter
UA – Mario Hampton 9-yard run (Doug Pfaff kick). Oklahoma 14–10.
OU – Eric Bross 43-yard pass from Jamelle Holieway (R.D. Lashar kick). Oklahoma 21–10. Fourth quarter
OU – Anthony Stafford 5-yard run (R.D. Lashar kick). Oklahoma 28–10.
Top passers UA – Bobby Watters – 11/25, 124 yards, 2 INT
OU – Jamelle Holieway – 3/7, 73 yards, TD Top rushers UA – Reggie McGill – 2 rushes, 50 yards
OU – Jamelle Holieway – 17 rushes, 75 yards, TD Top receivers UA – Art Greathouse – 4 receptions, 30 yards
OU – Eric Bross – 1 reception, 43 yards, TD
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At USC
Game information
First quarter
USC – Aaron Emanuel 5-yard run (Quin Rodriguez kick). USC 7–0. Second quarter
USC – Quin Rodriguez 33-yard field goal. USC 10–0.
USC – Aaron Emanuel 6-yard run (Quin Rodriguez kick). USC 17–0.
USC – Quin Rodriguez 23-yard field goal. USC 20–0. Third quarter
OU – Leon Perry 2-yard run (R.D. Lashar kick). USC 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards. Fourth quarter
USC – Quin Rodriguez 25-yard field goal. USC 23–7.
Top passers Top rushers OU – Anthony Stafford – 9 rushes, 28 yards
USC – Aaron Emanuel – 10 rushes, 46 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OU – Eric Bross – 4 receptions, 84 yards
USC – Erik Affholter – 8 receptions, 94 yards
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Iowa State
Game information
First quarter
OU – Anthony Stafford 10-yard run (pass failed). Oklahoma 6–0.
OU – Rotnei Anderson 5-yard run (run good). Oklahoma 14–0. Second quarter
ISU – Mike Busch 2-yard pass from Brent Oberg (Jeff Shudak kick). Oklahoma 14–7.
OU – Carl Cabbiness 12-yard pass from Jamelle Holieway (R.D. Lashar kick). Oklahoma 21–7. Third quarter
OU – Eric Bross 13-yard pass from Jamelle Holieway (R.D. Lashar kick). Oklahoma 28–7.
OU – Leon Perry 25-yard run (R.D. Lashar kick). Oklahoma 35–7. Fourth quarter
Top passers ISU – Brent Oberg – 10/17, 68 yards, TD
OU – Jamelle Holieway – 5/5, 113 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ISU – Joe Henderson – 26 rushes, 75 yards
OU – Charles Thompson – 9 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers ISU – Eddie Brown – 2 receptions, 43 yards
OU – Eric Bross – 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD
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Vs. Texas
#10 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (3–1)
at Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas
Date : October 8, 1988Game time : 1:45 p.m.Game weather : Light rain, 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 75,587Referee : Sam MaphisBox Score , Box Score
Jamelle Holieway left in first quarter with sprained right ankle following Oklahoma's first score.[ 14]
Texas is just horrible.
Kert Kasper, pregame
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas
Passing
Shannon Kelley
22/35, 198 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Eric Metcalf 15 Rush, 89 Yds
Receiving
Kerry Cash 2 Rec, 99 Yds
Oklahoma
Passing
Rushing
Leon Perry
18 Rush, 118 Yds, TD
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UT
OU
1
2:06
Oklahoma
Leon Perry 2-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick no good (blocked)
0
6
2
10:28
2
92
Oklahoma
Anthony Stafford 86-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good
0
14
3
9:17
11
70
Texas
Eric Metcalf 4-yard touchdown reception from Shannon Kelley, Wayne Clements kick good
7
14
3
6:24
Oklahoma
Interception returned 26 yards for touchdown by Kert Kasper, R.D. Lashar kick good
7
21
4
14:47
Texas
48-yard field goal by Wayne Clements
10
21
4
9:52
Texas
34-yard field goal by Wayne Clements
13
21
4
6:53
81
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 8-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
13
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
13
28
Kansas State
Oklahoma set single game NCAA rushing record (768)[ 15]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas St
Passing
Carl Straw
27/42, 336 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Tom Dillon
6 Rush, 57 Yds
Receiving
Greg Washington
8 Rec, 146 Yds, 2 TD
Oklahoma
Passing
Jamelle Holieway 5/9, 58 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing
Eric Mitchel
6 Rush, 161 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Leon Perry
2 Rec, 33 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
KSU
OU
1
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 11-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
0
7
1
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 5-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
0
14
1
Oklahoma
Adrian Cooper 3-yard touchdown reception from Charles Thompson, R.D. Lashar kick good
0
21
1
Oklahoma
Mike Gaddis 53-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
0
28
1
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 77-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
0
35
2
Oklahoma
Leon Perry 16-yard touchdown reception from Jamelle Holieway , R.D. Lashar kick good
0
42
2
Oklahoma
Rotnei Anderson 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
0
49
3
Kansas St
Greg Washington 6-yard touchdown reception from Carl Straw, Mark Porter kick good
7
49
3
Oklahoma
Eric Mitchel 85-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
7
56
4
Kansas St
Greg Washington 89-yard touchdown reception from Carl Straw, Mark Porter kick good
14
56
4
Oklahoma
Eric Mitchel 47-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
63
4
Kansas St
53-yard field goal by Mark Porter
17
63
4
Kansas St
Frank Hernandez 9-yard touchdown reception from Carl Straw, Mark Porter kick good
24
63
4
Oklahoma
Muti 34-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
24
70
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
70
At Colorado
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Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OU
CU
1
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 11-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
7
0
1
Colorado
35-yard field goal by Ken Culbertson
7
3
1
Colorado
26-yard field goal by Ken Culbertson
7
6
2
Colorado
Eric Bieniemy 24-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good
7
14
2
Oklahoma
Anthony Stafford 2-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
14
4
8:15
14
71
Oklahoma
22-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar
17
14
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
17
14
Kansas
Jamelle Holieway set school record for career total yardage.[ 20]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas
Passing
Kelly Donohoe
13/24, 260 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Tony Sands
8 Rush, 34 Yds
Receiving
Willie Vaughn
5 Rec, 161 Yds, TD
Oklahoma
Passing
Jamelle Holieway 7/7, 104 Yds, TD
Rushing
Charles Thompson 14 Rush, 118 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Artie Guess
3 Rec, 49 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
KU
OU
1
Oklahoma
Damon Stell 9-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
0
7
1
9
80
Kansas
Roger Robben 1-yard touchdown run, Brad Fleeman kick good
7
7
1
10
61
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
7
14
1
1
80
Kansas
Willie Vaughn 80-yard touchdown reception from Kelly Donohoe, Brad Fleeman kick good
14
14
2
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
21
3
Oklahoma
Eric Mitchel 24-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
28
3
Oklahoma
Jamelle Holieway 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
35
4
Oklahoma
Interception returned 80 yards for touchdown by Scott Garl, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
42
4
Oklahoma
Fumble recovery in end zone by Glyn Milburn , R.D. Lashar kick good
14
49
4
Oklahoma
Artie Guess 21-yard touchdown reception from Jamelle Holieway, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
56
4
Oklahoma
Glen Bell 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
63
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
63
At Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State's Brent Parker dropped a potential game-winning touchdown pass in the end zone with 43 seconds left.[ 22]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oklahoma
Passing
Charles Thompson 2/5, 24 Yds
Rushing
Mike Gaddis
18 Rush, 213 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Leon Perry
1 Rec, 17 Yds
Oklahoma St
Passing
Mike Gundy 18/28, 228 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Barry Sanders 39 Rush, 215 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving
Hart Lee Dykes 9 Rec, 122 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OU
OSU
1
Oklahoma
Mike Gaddis 13-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
7
0
1
1
44
0:07
Oklahoma
Mike Gaddis 44-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
14
0
1
6:52
Oklahoma St
Mike Gundy 4-yard touchdown run, Cary Blanchard kick good
14
7
1
11
80
4:17
Oklahoma
Leon Perry 7-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
21
7
2
8
89
3:48
Oklahoma St
Hart Lee Dykes 2-yard touchdown reception from Mike Gundy, Cary Blanchard kick good
21
14
2
2:08
Oklahoma
27-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar
24
14
4
13:37
Oklahoma St
Barry Sanders 1-yard touchdown run, Cary Blanchard kick good
24
21
4
8:45
8
72
3:12
Oklahoma St
Barry Sanders 1-yard touchdown run, Cary Blanchard kick good
24
28
4
2:33
13
80
6:12
Oklahoma
Charles Thompson 18-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
31
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
31
28
At Missouri
Oklahoma's 30th straight conference victory[ 23]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oklahoma
Passing
Charles Thompson 1/4, 8 Yds, TD
Rushing
Charles Thompson
26 Rush, 118 Yds
Receiving
Eric Bross
1 Rec, 8 Yds, TD
Missouri
Passing
Brad Fitzmaurice
11/23, 160 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing
Tommie Stowers 20 Rush, 83 Yds
Receiving
Craig Lammers
6 Rec, 75 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OU
MU
1
Oklahoma
Eric Bross 8-yard touchdown reception from Charles Thompson , R.D. Lashar kick good
7
0
1
Oklahoma
25-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar
10
0
2
Oklahoma
Anthony Stafford 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick no good (blocked)
16
0
4
Missouri
Craig Lammers 12-yard touchdown reception from Brad Fitzmaurice, Jeff Jacke kick good
16
7
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
16
7
Nebraska
Charles Thompson broke his leg on Oklahoma's final offensive play of the game.
[ 24]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nebraska
Passing
Steve Taylor 2/12, 48 Yds, INT
Rushing
Ken Clark 24 Rush, 167 Yds
Receiving
Richard Bell
2 Rec, 48 Yds
Oklahoma
Passing
Charles Thompson 3/9, 39 Yds, INT
Rushing
Mike Gaddis
12 Rush, 45 Yds
Receiving
Artie Guess
1 Rec, 28 Yds
Jamelle Holieway made the start in his final collegiate game.[ 25] [ 26]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Clemson
Passing
Rodney Williams
5/11
Rushing
Terry Allen 53 Yds, TD
Receiving
Terry Allen
4 Rec, 47 Yds
Oklahoma
Passing
Rushing
Mike Gaddis
12 Rush, 37 YDs
Receiving
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
CLEM
OU
1
11
25
5:06
Oklahoma
35-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar
0
3
2
10
49
5:05
Clemson
20-yard field goal by Chris Gardocki
3
3
2
Clemson
46-yard field goal by Chris Gardocki
6
3
3
2:17
Oklahoma
30-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar
6
6
4
10:28
15
80
6:49
Clemson
Terry Allen 4-yard touchdown run, Chris Gardocki kick good
13
6
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
13
6
Personnel
1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Awards
DT Scott Evans
DB Scott Garl
OG Anthony Phillips
QB Charles Thompson
DT Curtice Williams
NG Tony Woods
[ 27]
After the season
NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft following the season.[ 28] [ 29]
References
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^ SoonerStats.com Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Oct-21.^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 11 Sep. Retrieved 2022-Dec-27.
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^ SoonerStats.com Archived 2016-08-31 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Nov-06.^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 02. pg. 6C. Retrieved 2022-Dec-17.
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^ "1988 Oklahoma at Colorado box score" . SoonerStats.com . 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022 .^ "Fourth quarter kick gives Oklahoma win." Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
^ "Oklahoma 17, Colorado 14." Eugene Register-Guard. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
^ "1988 Oklahoma vs. Kansas" . SoonerStats.com . 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022 .^ "Oklahoma rolls past Kansas in 2nd half 63-14." Gainesville Sun. pg. 2C. 1989 Oct 30. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
^ "1988 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State" . SoonerStats.com . 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022 .^ "A penalty, a dropped pass and Sooners win, 31-28." Eugene Register-Guard. pg. 8F. 1988 Nov 6. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
^ "Nebraska, Oklahoma struggle to wins." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4C. 1988 Nov 13. Retrieved 2022-Dec-30.
^ "1988 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma" . HuskerMax . 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 .^ "THE OTHER BOWL GAMES : Citrus Bowl : Sooners Beaten at Pass by Clemson" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 1, 2019 .^ "Clemson and Oklahoma in '89" . 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022 .^ 2011 Oklahoma football media guide
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