1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl vs. #2 Miami, L 3-23
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#10
1988 record	11–2 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Tom Osborne (16th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Osborne (19th year)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Charlie McBride (8th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 73,650)

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 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	7:00 PM	vs. #10 Texas A&M*	#2	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	Raycom	W 23–14	58,162
September 3	1:30 PM	Utah State*	#2	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 63–13	76,233
September 10	7:00 PM	at #5 UCLA*	#2	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 28–41	84,086
September 24	6:00 PM	Arizona State*	#9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN	W 47–16	76,312
October 1	1:30 PM	UNLV*	#9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 48–6	76,398
October 8	1:00 PM	at Kansas	#9	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 63–10	32,500
October 15	1:30 PM	#10 Oklahoma State	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 63–42	76,432
October 22	1:30 PM	at Kansas State	#5	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 48–3	35,000
October 29	1:30 PM	Missouri	#5	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 26–18	76,316
November 5	1:00 PM	at Iowa State	#7	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 51–16	50,158
November 12	1:30 PM	#19 Colorado	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		W 7–0	76,359
November 19	2:30 PM	at #9 Oklahoma	#7	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	CBS	W 7–3	75,004
January 2	7:00 PM	vs. #2 Miami*	#6	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	L 3–23	79,480
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster and coaching staff

1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class IB 4 Achola, GeorgeGeorge Achola So C 59 Anderson, JeffJeff Anderson Jr OG 53 Antonietti, MarkMark Antonietti Sr SE 18 Avant, TonyTony Avant Jr SE 82 Bahe, ChipChip Bahe Jr WB 21 Bell, RichardRichard Bell Jr OG 69 Bobbora, BillBill Bobbora Jr WB 33 Brinson, DanaDana Brinson Sr FB 29 Carpenter, BryanBryan Carpenter Jr IB 32 Clark, KenKen Clark Jr IB 1 Coleman, RayRay Coleman Sr WB 6 Devall, BradBrad Devall So QB 12 Dunlap, JerryJerry Dunlap So C 54 Edeal, DavidDavid Edeal So OT 73 Engstrom, SteveSteve Engstrom So OT 77 Eyman, TerryTerry Eyman So C 52 Fitzke, RogerRoger Fitzke Jr IB 3 Flowers, LeodisLeodis Flowers Fr TE 80 Garrett, ChrisChris Garrett Fr TE 87 Gawrick, KeithKeith Gawrick So QB 14 Gdowski, GerryGerry Gdowski Jr OT 70 Glaser, DougDoug Glaser Jr SE 19 Gregory, MorganMorgan Gregory Jr OT 61 Griffin, MikeMike Griffin Jr TE 94 Grobe, CoreyCorey Grobe Sr FB 24 Harchelroad, BrianBrian Harchelroad Jr FB 37 Johnk, TimTim Johnk So QB 2 Joseph, MickeyMickey Joseph Fr OG 65 Keeler, AndyAndy Keeler Sr FB 36 Kitrell, BarryBarry Kitrell Sr IB 34 Knox, TyreeseTyreese Knox Sr TE 85 Kratzenstein, MonteMonte Kratzenstein Jr SE 83 McCoy, TimTim McCoy Jr TE 43 Millikan, ToddTodd Millikan Sr OG 76 Nelson, JohnJohn Nelson Sr TE 86 O'Gara, ChrisChris O'Gara Jr QB 11 Preston, MikeMike Preston Jr OT 78 Punt, TomTom Punt So IB 20 Rodgers, TerryTerry Rodgers Jr OG 64 Roschal, JohnJohn Roschal Jr OT 72 Rother, BradBrad Rother Jr FB 25 Schmidt, SamSam Schmidt Jr OT 62 Sledge, BobBob Sledge Sr QB 9 Taylor, SteveSteve Taylor Sr WB 22 Turner, NateNate Turner Fr WB 31 Worden, JamieJamie Worden Sr C 68 Young, JakeJake Young Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 96 Anderson, Le AndreLe Andre Anderson So S 23 Blazek, MarkMark Blazek Sr OLB 81 Broer, KurtKurt Broer Sr DT 95 Brungardt, PaulPaul Brungardt So LB 37 Buchanan, PeterPeter Buchanan Sr LB 49 Caliendo, ChrisChris Caliendo Jr SS 17 Cooper, ReggieReggie Cooper So CB 45 Crippen, JonJon Crippen So OLB 88 Croel, MikeMike Croel So CB 28 Custard, JohnJohn Custard Sr DT 98 D'Alesio, JoeJoe D'Alesio Jr SS 7 Dobesh, JimJim Dobesh So DT 90 Doll, TyeTye Doll Jr MG 63 Edgren, BrianBrian Edgren So MG 97 Engelbert, PatPat Engelbert So LB 47 Etienne, LeRoyLeRoy Etienne Sr LB 51 Ferguson, BradBrad Ferguson Jr CB 10 Fryar, CharlesCharles Fryar Sr DT 84 Griffin, WillieWillie Griffin Sr LB 39 Hagge, MarkMark Hagge Jr CB 8 Hicks, LorenzoLorenzo Hicks Sr S 4 Jackson, TimTim Jackson Sr LB 55 Jobman, RandallRandall Jobman Jr LB 67 Leuck, RobRob Leuck Jr CB 18 Lewis, LanceLance Lewis Fr CB 5 Lewis, TahaunTahaun Lewis So OLB 93 Marco, JonJon Marco Sr LB 35 Miller, BrianBrian Miller Sr MG 99 Miller, KevinKevin Miller Jr OLB 42 Mills, JeffJeff Mills Jr MG 13 Monarrez, JuniorJunior Monarrez Jr MG 74 Murray, MikeMike Murray Jr MG 96 Pete, LawrenceLawrence Pete Sr CB 38 Pickens, BruceBruce Pickens So MG 92 Putnam, SeanSean Putnam Sr CB 26 Sanders, MarvinMarvin Sanders Jr CB Settles, BillBill Settles DT 56 Sims, JoeJoe Sims So DT 66 Skradis, KurtKurt Skradis Sr OLB 87 Svehla, DanDan Svehla So OLB 89 Thomas, BroderickBroderick Thomas Sr LB 40 Tyrance, PatPat Tyrance So DT 75 Valladao, RayRay Valladao Jr SS 41 Vampola, ScottScott Vampola Jr CB 27 Walker, CartierCartier Walker Sr LB 57 Walker, KennyKenny Walker So MG 61 Wanek, JimJim Wanek So DT 91 Wells, KentKent Wells Jr S 1 Wendland, RickRick Wendland Jr S 15 Wooten, WendellWendell Wooten Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 44 Barrios, GreggGregg Barrios So P 48 Beckler, ScottScott Beckler Jr PK 16 Drennan, ChrisChris Drennan Jr P/PK 13 Janky, TomTom Janky So P 46 Kroeker, JohnJohn Kroeker Sr	Head coach Tom Osborne    16th season    25th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Coordinators/assistant coaches Charlie McBride    8th season as DC/LB coach    12th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Colorado Ron Brown    2nd season as WR/TE coach    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Brown Dan Young    6th season as OL/K coach    6th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Reed Milt Tenopir    15th season as OL coach    15th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Sterling Tony Samuel    3rd season as OLB coach    3rd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska George Darlington    DB coach    16th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Rutgers Frank Solich    6th season as RB coach    10th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Boyd Epley    20th season as S&C coach    20th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Jack Pierce    10th year at Nebraska John Melton    16th season as TE/WB coach    27th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Wyoming Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2011-01-17

Game notes

Texas A&M

Texas A&M vs Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Texas A&M 7 0 0 7 14 • Nebraska 0 3 9 11 23 Date: 1988-08-27 Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game attendance: 58,162

Utah State

Utah State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 0 0 7 6 13 • Nebraska 14 14 14 21 63 Date: 1988-09-03 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,233

UCLA

Nebraska at UCLA [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 13 7 8 28 • UCLA 28 10 3 0 41 Date: 1988-09-10 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game attendance: 84,086 TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Mike Adamle

Arizona State

Arizona State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona State 13 3 0 0 16 • Nebraska 9 21 0 17 47 Date: 1988-09-24 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,312

UNLV

UNLV at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total UNLV 0 0 0 6 6 • Nebraska 7 13 15 13 48 Date: 1988-10-01 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,398

Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 28 21 7 7 63 Kansas 0 10 0 0 10 Date: 1988-10-08 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Game attendance: 32,500

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma State 0 21 7 14 42 • Nebraska 35 14 7 7 63 Date: 1988-10-15 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,432

Kansas State

Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 14 20 14 0 48 Kansas State 3 0 0 0 3 Date: 1988-10-22 Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas Game attendance: 35,000

Missouri

Missouri at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Missouri 3 3 9 3 18 • Nebraska 0 0 17 9 26 Date: 1988-10-29 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,316

Iowa State

Nebraska at Iowa State [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 7 24 7 13 51 Iowa State 0 0 3 13 16 Date: 1988-11-05 Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game attendance: 35,000

Colorado

Colorado at Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 • Nebraska 0 0 7 0 7 Date: 1988-11-12 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,359

Oklahoma

Nebraska at Oklahoma [box score]

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

Miami

Miami vs Nebraska [box score]

1 2 3 4 Total • Miami 7 13 0 3 23 Nebraska 0 0 3 0 3 Date: 1989-01-02 Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Game attendance: 79,480

Rankings

Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP	2	2	2	11	10	9	9	7	5	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	10
Coaches																	10

Awards

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Award	Name(s)
All-America 1st team	Broderick Thomas, Jake Young
Big 8 Coach of the Year	Tom Osborne
Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year	Broderick Thomas
Big 8 Defensive Newcomer of the Year	Bruce Pickens
All-Big 8 1st team	Dana Brinson, Ken Clark, LeRoy Etienne, Charles Fryar, Willie Griffin, Tim Jackson, Andy Keeler, Todd Millikan, Lawrence Pete, Bob Sledge, Steve Taylor, Broderick Thomas, Jake Young
All-Big 8 2nd team	Reggie Cooper, Doug Glaser
All-Big 8 honorable mention	Richard Bell, Mark Blazek, Chris Caliendo, Bryan Carpenter, Morgan Gregory, John Kroeker, Jeff Mills, John Nelson

NFL and pro players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1988 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.^[3]

Name	Team
Richard Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dana Brinson	San Diego Chargers
Pete Buchanan	Toronto Argonauts
Ken Clark	Indianapolis Colts
Reggie Cooper	Dallas Cowboys
Mike Croel	Denver Broncos
LeRoy Etienne	San Francisco 49ers
Tim Jackson	Dallas Cowboys
Keith Jones	Cleveland Browns
Jeff Mills	San Diego Chargers
Lawrence Pete	Detroit Lions
Bruce Pickens	Atlanta Falcons
Tim Rother	Los Angeles Raiders
Joe Sims	Atlanta Falcons
Steve Taylor	Edmonton Eskimos
Broderick Thomas	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nate Turner	Buffalo Bills
Kenny Walker	Denver Broncos
Kent Wells	New York Giants

References

1. "Football - 1988 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
2. 1988 Husker Honors
3. "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-05-15.