1988 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

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 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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
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

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

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

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

Willie Vaughn set school record for career touchdown receptions.

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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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

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