1988 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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.

1988 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	1–10 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Glen Mason (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Ruel (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Baylor*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	Raycom	L 14–27	43,200
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL		L 7–56	55,700	[1]
September 24	3:00 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 21–52	34,000
October 1	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 29–42	33,500
October 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)		L 10–63	32,500
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Colorado	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 9–21	22,500
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		L 14–42	43,180
October 29	1:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	PPV	L 14–63	75,004
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)		W 30–12	35,000
November 12	1:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OL		L 24–63	40,100
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)		L 17–55	25,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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 S Doug Terry Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Brad Fleeman	Head coach Glen Mason Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

At Oklahoma

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	14	0	0	0	14
Oklahoma	14	7	14	28	63

Kansas Jayhawks (0–7) at #8 Oklahoma Sooners (6–1)

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KU OU 1 Oklahoma Damon Stell 9-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 0 7 1 9 80 Kansas Roger Robben 1-yard touchdown run, Brad Fleeman kick good 7 7 1 10 61 Oklahoma Charles Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 7 14 1 1 80 Kansas Willie Vaughn 80-yard touchdown reception from Kelly Donohoe, Brad Fleeman kick good 14 14 2 Oklahoma Charles Thompson 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 21 3 Oklahoma Eric Mitchel 24-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 28 3 Oklahoma Jamelle Holieway 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 35 4 Oklahoma Interception returned 80 yards for touchdown by Scott Garl, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 42 4 Oklahoma Fumble recovery in end zone by Glyn Milburn, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 49 4 Oklahoma Artie Guess 21-yard touchdown reception from Jamelle Holieway, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 56 4 Oklahoma Glen Bell 1-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 14 63 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 63

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.