1988 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1988 Kansas State Wildcats football
1988 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	0–11 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Stan Parrish (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Deal (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jon Tenuta (1st season)
Home stadium	KSU 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 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 head coach Stan Parrish; Iowa offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Bill Snyder replaced him in 1989.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 9–35	21,541	^[1]
September 10	No. 17 Iowa*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 10–45	21,000	^[2]
September 17	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 16–20	24,490	^[3]
October 1	Louisiana Tech*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 28–31	24,000	^[4]
October 8	Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 21–52	19,000	^[5]
October 15	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 24–70	73,800	^[6]
October 22	No. 5 Nebraska	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 3–48	35,000	^[7]
October 29	No. 12 Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 27–45	16,000	^[8]
November 5	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 12–30	35,000	^[9]
November 12	Iowa State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 7–16	10,850	^[10]
November 19	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 14–56	32,617	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #17 Iowa	10	7	21	7	45
Kansas State	0	10	0	0	10

Date: September 10
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 21,000
Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), Sunny, Wind SSW 16 mph (26 km/h)
Referee: Sam Maphis

The Hawkeyes' 35-point victory extended the Wildcats' winless streak to 18 consecutive games. Iowa Offensive coordinator Bill Snyder was hired as Head coach at Kansas State following the regular season.^[13]

Oklahoma

Kansas State Wildcats (0–5) at #9 Oklahoma Sooners (6–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas St	0	0	7	17	24
Oklahoma	35	14	7	14	70

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)^[14]

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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

Nebraska

Nebraska at Kansas State [box score]

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Nebraska	14	20	14	0	48
Kansas State	3	0	0	0	3

Date: 1988-10-22
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
Game attendance: 35,000

Roster

1988 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Mark Austin
RB		David Bowman
QB		Chris Cobb
RB		Tom Dillon
OL		Chad Faulkner
WR		Frank Hernandez
RB		Sonny Ray Jones
FB		Chad McKinnis
QB		Carl Straw
WR		Greg Washington

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL		Maurice Henry

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Mark Porter

Head coach

Stan Parrish

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
Redshirt

References

↑ "Kansas State is blown away by Hurricane". Omaha World-Herald. September 4, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Five thefts key Hawkeyes, 45–10". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Wildcats see win slip away". The Salina Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "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.
↑ "MU rebounds against KSU". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 9, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "OU scores at will in rout of K-State". The Olathe Daily News. October 16, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Huskers romp to record". Tulsa World. October 23, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Wildcats push Pokes to limit". The Daily Oklahoman. October 30, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "'Hawks drop Wildcats with a thud". The Salina Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Iowa State edges away from Kansas State". The Kansas City Star. November 13, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "K-State season ends with a thud". The Manhattan Mercury. November 20, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "1988 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
↑ "Iowa bombs Kansas State for 1st win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 12, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
↑ "Oklahoma collects record runaround." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4C. 1988 Oct 16. Retrieved 2022-Dec-19.

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[1] "Kansas State is blown away by Hurricane". Omaha World-Herald. September 4, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Five thefts key Hawkeyes, 45–10". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Wildcats see win slip away". The Salina Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "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.

[5] "MU rebounds against KSU". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 9, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "OU scores at will in rout of K-State". The Olathe Daily News. October 16, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Huskers romp to record". Tulsa World. October 23, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Wildcats push Pokes to limit". The Daily Oklahoman. October 30, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "'Hawks drop Wildcats with a thud". The Salina Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Iowa State edges away from Kansas State". The Kansas City Star. November 13, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "K-State season ends with a thud". The Manhattan Mercury. November 20, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "1988 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2025.

[KState88-13] "Iowa bombs Kansas State for 1st win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 12, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[14] "Oklahoma collects record runaround." Gainesville Sun. pg. 4C. 1988 Oct 16. Retrieved 2022-Dec-19.

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1	11:35	IOWA	Stewart 1-yard run (Skillett kick)	IOWA 7–0

1	5:19	IOWA	Skillett 22-yard field goal	IOWA 10–0

2	13:25	KSU	Washington 12-yard pass from Straw (Porter kick)	IOWA 10–7

2	7:15	IOWA	Watkins 32-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)	IOWA 17–7

2	5:15	KSU	Porter 38-yard field goal	IOWA 17–10

3	12:26	IOWA	Hartlieb 1-yard run (Skillett kick)	IOWA 24-10

3	9:00	IOWA	Stewart 1-yard run (Skillett kick)	IOWA 31-10

3	5:16	IOWA	Quast 94-yard interception return (Skillett kick)	IOWA 38-10

4	6:09	IOWA	Wise 81-yard interception return (Skillett kick)	IOWA 45–10

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