1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1988 Oklahoma Sooners football
Florida Citrus Bowl, vs. Clemson, L 6–13
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP	#14
1988 record	9–3 (6–1 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 Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 28–0	53,675
September 17	1:30 PM	Arizona*	#4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 28–10	75,004
September 24	2:30 PM	at #5 USC*	#3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 7–23	86,124
October 1	1:30 PM	Iowa State	#10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 35–7	75,004
October 8	1:30 PM	vs. Texas*	#10	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	W 28–13	75,587
October 15	1:30 PM	Kansas State	#9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		W 70–24	73,800
October 22	7:00 PM	at Colorado	#8	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ESPN	W 17–14	49,716
October 29	1:30 PM	Kansas	#8	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	PPV	W 63–14	75,004
November 5	3:30 PM	at #12 Oklahoma State	#8	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Game)	ESPN	W 31–28	50,440
November 12	1:30 PM	at Missouri	#8	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe)	PPV	W 16–7	40,704
November 19	2:30 PM	#7 Nebraska	#9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Rivalry)	CBS	L 3–7	75,004
January 2	12:30 PM	vs. #13 Clemson*	#10	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 6–13	53,571
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Coaching staff

• Head Coach: Barry Switzer
• Assistants: Jim Donnan, Gary Gibbs, Scott Hill, Merv Johnson, Mike Jones, Charley North, Bobby Proctor, Charlie Sadler, Lucious Selmon^[3]

Game notes

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Oklahoma 14 7 7 0 28 North Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 10 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 53,675

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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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USC

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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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

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Gaddis 13-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 7-0 1 OKLA Gaddis 44-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 14-0 1 OKST Gundy 4-yard run (Blanchard kick) Oklahoma 14-7 1 OKLA Perry 7-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 21-7 2 OKST Dykes 2-yard pass from Gundy (Blanchard kick) Oklahoma 21-14 2 OKLA Lashar 27-yard field goal Oklahoma 24-14 4 13:37 OKST Sanders 1-yard run (Blanchard kick) Oklahoma 24-21 4 8:45 OKST Sanders 1-yard run (Blanchard kick) Oklahoma St 28-24 4 OKLA Thompson 18-yard run (Lashar kick) Oklahoma 31-28

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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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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. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2015-Oct-21.
5. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2015-Oct-23.
6. SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2015-Nov-06.
7. Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 6.
8. 2011 Oklahoma football media guide