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1988 Oklahoma State

10–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Pat Jones, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1988, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 52–20; won vs. Texas A&M 52–15; won vs. Tulsa 56–35; won at Colorado 41–21; lost at No. 7 Nebraska 42–63; won vs. Missouri 49–21; won at Kansas State 45–27; lost vs. No. 8 Oklahoma 28–31; won vs. Kansas 63–24; won at Iowa State 49–28; won vs. Texas Tech 45–42; won vs. No. 15 Wyoming 62–14+48−21Won 52–20 vs. Miami (OH)+32Miami (OH)Won 52–15 vs. Texas A&M+37Texas A&MWon 56–35 vs. Tulsa+21TulsaWon 41–21 at Colorado+20ColoradoLost 42–63 at No. 7 Nebraska-21No. 7 NebraskaWon 49–21 vs. Missouri+28MissouriWon 45–27 at Kansas State+18Kansas StateLost 28–31 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma-3No. 8 OklahomaWon 63–24 vs. Kansas+39KansasWon 49–28 at Iowa State+21Iowa StateWon 45–42 vs. Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 62–14 vs. No. 15 Wyoming+48No. 15 Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsMiami (OH)W 52–⁠2071%
Sep 24vsTexas A&MW 52–⁠1557%
Oct 1vsTulsaW 56–⁠3582%
Oct 8atColoradoW 41–⁠2147%
Oct 15at7NebraskaL 42–⁠6338%
Oct 22vsMissouriW 49–⁠2184%
Oct 29atKansas StateW 45–⁠2790%
Nov 5vs8OklahomaL 28–⁠3148%
Nov 12vsKansasW 63–⁠2493%
Nov 19atIowa StateW 49–⁠2872%
Dec 3vsTexas TechW 45–⁠4271%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs15WyomingHoliday BowlW 62–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 62–⁠14 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 20
  2. Wk 5: 18
  3. Wk 6: 13
  4. Wk 7: 13
  5. Wk 8: 10
  6. Wk 9: 15
  7. Wk 10: 12
  8. Wk 11: 12
  9. Wk 12: 14
  10. Wk 13: 13
  11. Wk 14: 12
  12. Wk 15: 12
  13. Wk 16: 12
  14. Final: 11

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.

Led the nationBarry Sanders: rushing yards (2,628 yds), rushing touchdowns (37 TD), points (234 pts), points per game (21.27)

Heisman TrophyBarry Sanders, RB; also the Maxwell and Walter Camp

2 consensus All-AmericansBarry Sanders, RB; Hart Lee Dykes, WR

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 10
Points
584–⁠341
Coach
Pat Jones
Elo
1725 +138 this season
SP+ rating
21.0 No. 11 of 102; offense No. 1, defense No. 89
SRS
17.4 No. 11 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Coker
Defensive coordinator
Louis Campbell

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 1Barry Sanders RBDetroit Lions
Rd 1Hart Lee Dykes WRNew England Patriots

All-Big Eight

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike GundyQBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1988 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠011–⁠210
Oklahoma6–⁠19–⁠314
Oklahoma State5–⁠210–⁠211
Colorado4–⁠38–⁠4
Iowa State3–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri2–⁠53–⁠7–⁠1
Kansas1–⁠61–⁠10
Kansas State0–⁠70–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.