1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season

1988 Indiana Hoosiers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 34–10 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	8–3–1 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (5th season)
MVP	Anthony Thompson
Captains	Joe Huff Don Shrader
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1987 1989 →

1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	2:00 p.m.	at Rice*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 41–14	17,300
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Kentucky*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 36–15	51,077
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		T 28–28	41,053
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 48–17	27,113
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 41–7	52,133
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 33–13	51,154
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Michigan	No. 14	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 6–31	106,104
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Iowa		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 45–34	52,128
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–21	66,201
November 12	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	ABC	L 12–38	50,738
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 52–7	67,861
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. South Carolina*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	JPS	W 34–10	39,210
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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

v t e Indiana Hoosiers football
Venues	Athletic Field (1887–1897) Jordan Field (1898–1924) Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959) Memorial Stadium (1960–present) John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice; 1996–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Kentucky: Battle of the Barrel Michigan State: Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket
Culture & lore	"Indiana, Our Indiana" Marching Hundred
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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