1988 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season

1988 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Stan Parrish (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Deal (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (1st season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
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 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 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Stan Parrish. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. They finished with a record of 0–11 overall and 0–7 in Big Eight Conference play, placing last in the conference. The Wildcats scored 171 points and gave up 448. This was the last season for Stan Parrish; Bill Snyder replaced him in 1989.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Tulsa*L 9–3521,541
September 10No. 17 Iowa*L 10–4521,000
September 17at Tulane*L 16–2024,490[1]
October 1Louisiana Tech*dagger
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 28–3124,000[2]
October 8Missouri
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 21–5219,000
October 15at No. 10 OklahomaL 24–7073,800
October 22No. 5 Nebraska
L 3–4835,000
October 29No. 12 Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 27–4516,000
November 5at KansasL 12–3035,000
November 12Iowa State
L 6–1710,850
November 19at ColoradoL 14–5632,617
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1988 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Mark Austin
RB Tom Dillon
OL Chad Faulkner
WR Frank Hernandez
RB Sonny Ray Jones
QB Carl Straw
WR Greg Washington
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Maurice Henry
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mark Porter
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Deal – Offensive Coordinator
  • Jon Tenuta – Defensive Coordinator
  • Rich Rachel – Assistant head coach
  • Kevin Ramsey – Outside linebacker
  • Dave Flegal – Assistant
  • Dale Steele – Assistant
  • Mark Deal – Assistant
  • Bill Singler – Assistant
  • L. C. Cole – Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Oklahoma

Kansas State Wildcats (0–5) at #9 Oklahoma Sooners (6–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Kansas St 0 0 71724
Oklahoma 35 14 71470

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 15, 1988
  • Game attendance: 75,004
  • Box Score

Kansas State's defense gave up a single game NCAA rushing record (768)[4]

Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas St Passing Carl Straw 27/42, 336 Yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tom Dillon 6 Rush, 57 Yds
Receiving Greg Washington 8 Rec, 146 Yds, 2 TD
Oklahoma Passing Jamelle Holieway 5/9, 58 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing Eric Mitchel 6 Rush, 161 Yds, 2 TD
Receiving Leon Perry 2 Rec, 33 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU OU
1 Oklahoma Charles Thompson 11-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 0 7
1 Oklahoma Charles Thompson 5-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 0 14
1 Oklahoma Adrian Cooper 3-yard touchdown reception from Charles Thompson, R.D. Lashar kick good 0 21
1 Oklahoma Mike Gaddis 53-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 0 28
1 Oklahoma Charles Thompson 77-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 0 35
2 Oklahoma Leon Perry 16-yard touchdown reception from Jamelle Holieway, R.D. Lashar kick good 0 42
2 Oklahoma Rotnei Anderson 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 0 49
3 Kansas St Greg Washington 6-yard touchdown reception from Carl Straw, Mark Porter kick good 7 49
3 Oklahoma Eric Mitchel 85-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 7 56
4 Kansas St Greg Washington 89-yard touchdown reception from Carl Straw, Mark Porter kick good 14 56
4 Oklahoma Eric Mitchel 47-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 63
4 Kansas St 53-yard field goal by Mark Porter 17 63
4 Kansas St Frank Hernandez 9-yard touchdown reception from Carl Straw, Mark Porter kick good 24 63
4 Oklahoma Muti 34-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 24 70
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 70

References

  1. ^ "Wildcats see win slip away". The Salina Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "K-State squanders 21-point lead in loss to Louisiana Tech". The Kansas City Star. October 2, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1988)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma collects record runaround." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4C. 1988 Oct 16. Retrieved 2022-Dec-19.
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