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1988 NCAA Division I-A season
Total # of teams 106[1]
Preseason AP #1 Florida State Seminoles[2]
Number of bowls 17
National championship 1989 Fiesta Bowl (#1 Notre
Dame, #3 West Virginia)
Location of championship Sun Devil Stadium,
Tempe, Arizona
Champions Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Heisman Barry Sanders,
Oklahoma State RB
NCAA Division I-A football season
«1987 1989»

The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the National Championship. The Fighting Irish won the title via a 34-21 defeat of previously unbeaten West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.

Notre Dame had several notable victories this season, including a 19–17 victory over #9 Michigan, won on a last drive field goal, which started off the championship season. The season's marquee game was a 31–30 victory over #1 Miami. Entering the game, Miami had a 36 game regular season winning streak, 20 straight road victories and a 16 game winning streak overall. This year was also the first time Notre Dame and USC had ever met when ranked #1 and #2. Most notable about this game is Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz's decision to leave behind two of his stars, Tony Brooks and Ricky Watters because they were late, cementing discipline as the main theme of this championship team.

This year's edition of the UCLA-USC rivalry game featured a second ranked USC and a fourth ranked UCLA. For the second year in a row the Rose Bowl berth was on the line but for USC it also had national title implications as the rivalry game with Notre Dame was the following week. USC beat UCLA but lost to Notre Dame, and then lost to Michigan in the Rose Bowl.

Oklahoma State running back Barry Sanders ran the Wing T offense all the way to the Heisman Trophy and numerous rushing records.

Contents

Conference standings

1988 ACC football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Clemson 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 1
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 7 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 Big 8 football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 / 10 Nebraska 7 – 0 – 0     11 – 2 – 0
#14 / 14 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#11 / 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
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll
1988 Big Ten football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Michigan 7 – 0 – 1     9 – 2 – 1
Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1     6 – 5 – 1
Illinois 5 – 2 – 1     6 – 5 – 1
Iowa 4 – 1 – 3     6 – 4 – 3
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 1
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 5 – 1     4 – 6 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 5 – 1     2 – 8 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 6 – 2     2 – 7 – 2
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 Big West football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Fresno State 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 2 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
San Jose State 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 8 – 0
UNLV 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 9 – 0
Pacific 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 Mid-American football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Western Michigan 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan 5 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
Ball State 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Ohio 4 – 3 – 1     4 – 6 – 1
Toledo 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Kent State 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Bowling Green 1 – 6 – 1     2 – 8 – 1
Miami (OH) 0 – 7 – 1     0 – 10 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 Pacific-10 football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
USC 8 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
UCLA 6 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Washington State 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Arizona 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Washington 3 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Oregon 3 – 5 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 5 – 1     4 – 6 – 1
Stanford 1 – 5 – 2     3 – 6 – 2
California 1 – 5 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 SEC football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Auburn 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
LSU 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Georgia 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Florida 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 Southwest football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Arkansas 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Houston 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Baylor 2 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Texas 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 Division I-A independents football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Notre Dame   –   –       12 – 0 – 0
Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Memphis   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Southwest Louisiana   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Akron   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Virginia   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 WAC football standings
     Conf       Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Wyoming 8 – 0 – 0     11 – 2 – 0
UTEP 6 – 2 – 0     10 – 3 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 4 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Air Force 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 10 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Season summary

#1 and #2 progress

WEEKS #1 #2 Event
PRE Florida State Nebraska Miami 31, Florida St. 0 Sep 3
1 Miami Nebraska UCLA 41, Nebraska 28 Sep 10
2-6 Miami UCLA Notre Dame 31, Miami 30 Oct 15
7-8 UCLA Notre Dame Washington St. 34, UCLA 30 Oct 29
9-12 Notre Dame USC Notre Dame 27, USC 10 Nov 26
13-14 Notre Dame Miami Notre Dame 34, West Virginia 21 Jan 1

Bowl games

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA football bowl games

Polls

Final AP Poll

  1. Notre Dame
  2. Miami (FL)
  3. Florida State
  4. Michigan
  5. West Virginia
  6. UCLA
  7. Southern California
  8. Auburn
  9. Clemson
  10. Nebraska
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. Arkansas
  13. Syracuse
  14. Oklahoma
  15. Georgia
  16. Washington State
  17. Alabama
  18. Houston
  19. LSU
  20. Indiana

Final Coaches Poll

  1. Notre Dame
  2. Miami (FL)
  3. Florida St.
  4. Michigan
  5. West Virginia
  6. UCLA
  7. Auburn
  8. Clemson
  9. Southern California
  10. Nebraska
  11. Oklahoma St.
  12. Syracuse
  13. Arkansas
  14. Oklahoma
  15. Georgia
  16. Washington St.
  17. Alabama
  18. North Carolina St.
  19. Indiana
  20. Wyoming

Awards

Heisman Trophy

  1. Winner: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, Jr. RB
  2. Rodney Peete, Southern California, Sr. QB
  3. Troy Aikman, UCLA, Sr. QB
  4. Steve Walsh, Miami (FL), Jr. QB
  5. Major Harris, West Virginia, So. QB

Other major awards

  • Maxwell (Player): Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
  • Camp (Back): Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State
  • O'Brein Award (QB): Troy Aikman, UCLA
  • Rockne (Lineman): N/A
  • Lombardi (Linebacker): Tracy Rocker, Auburn
  • Outland (Interior): Tracy Rocker, Auburn
  • Coach of the Year: Don Nehlen, West Virginia

Notes

References

  1. ^ http://www.jhowell.net/cf/cf1988.htm
  2. ^ http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=637
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