1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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Big 8 champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 3–23 vs. Miami (FL) | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 11–2 (7–0 Big 8) |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Charlie McBride (8th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No.10Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.14Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.11Oklahoma 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 StadiuminLincoln, Nebraska.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 27 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 10Texas A&M* | No. 2 |
| Raycom | W 23–14 | 58,162 |
September 3 | 1:30 pm | Utah State* | No. 2 |
| W 63–13 | 76,233 | |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | at No. 5UCLA* | No. 2 |
| ABC | L 28–41 | 84,086 |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | Arizona State* | No. 9 |
| ESPN | W 47–16 | 76,312 |
October 1 | 1:30 pm | UNLV* | No. 9 |
| W 48–6 | 76,398 | |
October 8 | 1:00 pm | atKansas | No. 9 |
| W 63–10 | 32,500 | |
October 15 | 1:30 pm | No. 10Oklahoma State | No. 7 |
| W 63–42 | 76,432 | |
October 22 | 1:30 pm | atKansas State | No. 5 |
| W 48–3 | 35,000 | |
October 29 | 1:30 pm | Missouri | No. 5 |
| W 26–18 | 76,316 | |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | atIowa State | No. 7 |
| W 51–16 | 50,158 | |
November 12 | 1:30 pm | No. 19Colorado | No. 7 |
| W 7–0 | 76,359 | |
November 19 | 2:30 pm | at No. 9Oklahoma | No. 7 |
| CBS | W 7–3 | 75,004 |
January 2, 1989 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 2Miami (FL)* | No. 6 |
| NBC | L 3–23 | 79,480 |
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#7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10–1) at #9 Oklahoma Sooners (9–1)
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Nebraska | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Game highlights |
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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 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Coaches | 10 |
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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 |
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.[4]
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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 |