1988 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season

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 Stan Parrish; Bill Snyder replaced him in 1989.

Schedule

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

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

Kansas State's defense gave up a single game NCAA rushing record (768)

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

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

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

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