1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1988 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big Eight)
Head coach	Jim Walden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Robin Ross (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000)

1988 Big Eight Conference football standings

	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

The 1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by head coach Jim Walden.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Tulane*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 30–13	41,780
September 17	Noon	Baylor*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 0–35	42,913
September 24	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 3–10	67,700
October 1	1:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 7–35	75,004
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 20–17	46,219
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)		W 21–3	43,206
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Kansas	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 42–14	43,180
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 12–24	37,241
November 5	1:00 p.m.	No. 7 Nebraska	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 16–51	50,158
November 12	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		W 16–7	10,850
November 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Oklahoma State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 28–49	38,163
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Eddie Brown Sr TE 85 Mike Busch Jr QB 19 Derek DeGennaro Sr WR 81 John Glotfelty So RB 33 Joe Henderson Sr C 66 David Heyn Sr RB Edwin Jones TE Craig Mahoney OL Ben Mitchell OL 62 Rich Moore Sr WR 7 Troy Moore So RB 4 Sylvester Nickerson Jr QB 16 Brent Oberg Jr QB 5 Craig Pedersen Fr RB Gary Pedersen WR Dennis Rose G 69 Keith Sims Jr RB 31 Paul Thibodeaux Jr OL 54 Trent Van Hoosen Jr RB Curtis Warren OL Rick Wells RB Ron Wilkinson OL 72 Gene Williams So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 29 Tim Baker Jr DB 23 Adam Beck So DL Randy Bern DL Travis Block DB 27 Ray Carreathers Sr LB John Cinfero LB Tyrone Davis DB 41 Jeff Dole Sr DL 43 Don Edwards Jr DL Mark Foley LB Anthony Hoskins LB Robert Lendino DL Alan Patten DL Matt Rehberg DB 11 Marcus Robertson So LB 45 Mike Shane Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Judge Johnston K Jeff Shudak	Head coach Jim Walden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

At Iowa

Iowa State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Cyclones 0 3 0 0 3 • Hawkeyes 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September 24 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 11:15 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 67,700 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 7–10 mph (11–16 km/h) Referee: Tom Quinn

Scoring summary 2 13:04 IOWA Skillett 32-yard field goal IOWA 3–0 2 0:46 ISU Shudak 40-yard field goal Tied 3–3 3 6:06 IOWA Stewart 26-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 10–3

See also: 1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Cy-Hawk Trophy

At Oklahoma

Iowa State Cyclones (1–2) at #10 Oklahoma Sooners (2–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa St	0	7	0	0	7
Oklahoma	14	7	14	0	35

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: October 1, 1988
• Game attendance: 75,004

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 No scoring 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

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total • Cornhuskers 7 24 7 13 51 Cyclones 0 0 3 13 16 Date: November 5 Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game attendance: 35,000

See also: 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Oklahoma State

See also: 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team