1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

1988 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Walden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Robin Ross (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium
Seasons← 1987 1989 →

1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	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 as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Walden, the Cyclones compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 8. Iowa State played home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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 (rivalry)	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

Game summaries

Tulane

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Baylor

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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

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

Northern Iowa

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At Missouri

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Kansas

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At Colorado

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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

At Kansas State

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Oklahoma State

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

References

"Cyclones knock off Tulane, 30–13". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Iowa State Football Record Book" (PDF). Iowa State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
"Late interception saves Iowa". Chicago Tribune. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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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