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1988 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pat Ruel (1st season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989 →
1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
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 Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Glen Mason, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big 8. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1012:00 p.m. Baylor* RaycomL 14–2743,200
September 176:00 p.m.at No. 6 Auburn*L 7–5655,700 [1]
September 243:00 p.m.at California*L 21–5234,000
October 11:00 p.m. New Mexico State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 29–4233,500
October 81:00 p.m.No. 9 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS ( rivalry)
L 10–6332,500
October 1512:00 p.m. Coloradodagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 9–2122,500
October 221:00 p.m.at Iowa StateL 14–4243,180
October 291:30 p.m.at No. 8 Oklahoma PPVL 14–6375,004
November 51:00 p.m. Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS ( rivalry)
W 30–1235,000
November 121:30 p.m.at No. 14 Oklahoma StateL 24–6340,100
November 191:00 p.m. Missouri
L 17–5525,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1988 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Kelly Donohoe
HB Rober Robben
RB Tony Sands
WR Willie Vaughn
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 99 Tony Barker So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Brad Fleeman
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

Kansas Jayhawks (0–7) at #8 Oklahoma Sooners (6–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Kansas 14 0 0014
Oklahoma 14 7 142863

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 29, 1988
  • Game attendance: 74,004
  • [3]

Willie Vaughn set school record for career touchdown receptions. [4]

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

Kansas State

At Oklahoma State

Missouri

References

  1. ^ "Auburn once again too strong for KU". The Kansas City Star. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Yearly Results: 1985-1989". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "1988 Oklahoma vs. Kansas". SoonerStats.com. 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma rolls past Kansas in 2nd half 63-14." Gainesville Sun. pg. 2C. 1989 Oct 30. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.