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1988 Indiana Hoosiers football
Liberty Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record8–3–1 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (5th season)
MVPAnthony Thompson
Captains
  • Joe Huff
  • Don Shrader
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 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
No. 20 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. Indiana was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they beat South Carolina. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 102:00 p.m.at Rice*
W 41–1417,300
September 172:00 p.m.Kentucky*
W 36–1551,077[1]
September 242:30 p.m.at Missouri*
T 28–2841,053
October 12:00 p.m.at Northwestern
W 48–1727,113
October 83:30 p.m.Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ABCW 41–752,133
October 152:00 p.m.MinnesotadaggerNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–1351,154
October 223:30 p.m.at No. 20 MichiganNo. 14
ABCL 6–31106,104
October 293:30 p.m.Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ABCW 45–3452,128
November 512:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 20
ABCL 20–2166,201
November 123:30 p.m.Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
ABCL 12–3850,738
November 192:00 p.m.at Purdue
W 52–767,861
December 288:00 p.m.vs. South Carolina*
JPSW 34–1039,210[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Purdue

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See also: 1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Indiana–Purdue football rivalry

Anthony Thompson rushed 25 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns while breaking the school's career rushing record.[6]

Personnel

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1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB, P Tony Bolyard
RB Gene Boyd
WR Tony Buford
WR Darryl Eddings
OL Jeff Fryar
WR Gary Gooden
RB Markell Granderson
RB Matt Hansen
TE Tim Jordan
TE Carlos Marte
RB Troy Mason
RB Don Matejko
RB Calvert Miller
WR Tom Padgett
OL Tim Radtke
QB Dave Schnell
OL Don Shrader
OL Chris Simons
WR Eddie Thomas
RB Anthony Thompson Jr
QB Jeff Thornton
OL Phil Trinter
WR Rob Turner
OL Ron Vargo
RB Barry Way
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Willie Bates
DL Dan Bauer
DB Erick Coleman
DB Brian Dewitz
DB Mike Dumas
DB Marc Ferry
DB Andre Hall
DL Walt Harris
LB Joe Huff
LB Brad Money
DL Jim Sams
LB Terry Saunders
DL Doug Schlereth
LB Paul Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Macky Smith
K Pete Stoyanovich
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Awards and honors

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1989 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Pete Stoyanovich Kicker 8 203 Miami Dolphins
Gary Gooden Defensive back 9 235 Los Angeles Raiders

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References

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  1. ^ "IU captures the Barrel". The Times-Mail. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hoosiers humble Gamecocks". The Commercial Appeal. December 29, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1988 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "1988 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Nov 20. Retrieved 2019-Apr-19.
  7. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.


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