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1988 Oklahoma Sooners football
1988 Oklahoma Sooners football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Clemson
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	9–3 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Barry Switzer (16th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Donnan (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Gary Gibbs (8th season)
Captains	Scott Garl; Jamelle Holieway; Anthony Phillips; Anthony Stafford;
Home stadium	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

The 1988 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. It was Barry Switzer's final year as head coach of the Sooners.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	No. 4	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 28–0	53,675	^[1]
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Arizona*	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 28–10	75,004
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5 USC*	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 7–23	86,124
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 35–7	75,004
October 8	1:30 p.m.	vs. Texas*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	W 28–13	75,587
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Kansas State	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 70–24	73,800
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 8	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	W 17–14	49,716
October 29	1:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 8	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	W 63–14	75,004
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Oklahoma State	No. 8	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam Series)	ESPN	W 31–28	50,440
November 12	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri	No. 8	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	PPV	W 16–7	40,704
November 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 Nebraska	No. 9	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	CBS	L 3–7	75,004
January 2, 1989	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Clemson*	No. 10	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 6–13	53,571	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Jamelle Holieway	2/3, 61 Yds
	Rushing	Anthony Stafford	12 Rush, 88 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Eric Bross	3 Rec, 72 Yds
North Carolina	Passing	Deems May	9/19, 87 Yds, INT
	Rushing	Jonathan Hall	10 Rush, 44 Yds
	Receiving	Randy Marriott	4 Rec, 64 Yds

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	3	0	7	0	10
Oklahoma	7	7	7	7	28

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Shannon Kelley	22/35, 198 Yds, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Eric Metcalf	15 Rush, 89 Yds
	Receiving	Kerry Cash	2 Rec, 99 Yds
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing	Leon Perry	18 Rush, 118 Yds, TD
	Receiving

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

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing	Kelly Donohoe	13/24, 260 Yds, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Tony Sands	8 Rush, 34 Yds
	Receiving	Willie Vaughn	5 Rec, 161 Yds, TD
Oklahoma	Passing	Jamelle Holieway	7/7, 104 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Charles Thompson	14 Rush, 118 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Artie Guess	3 Rec, 49 Yds, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing	Rodney Williams	5/11
	Rushing	Terry Allen	53 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Terry Allen	4 Rec, 47 Yds
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing	Mike Gaddis	12 Rush, 37 YDs
	Receiving

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
6	152	Anthony Stafford	Wide receiver	Denver Broncos
6	165	Eric Mitchell	Running back	New England Patriots
8	216	Tony Woods	Defensive back	Chicago Bears
12	333	Anthony Phillips	Guard	Chicago Bears