1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team


The 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Barry Sanders was in his junior year for the Cowboys.

Schedule

The Cowboys finished the regular season with a 9–2 record. In 1988, in what has been called the greatest season in college football history, running back Barry Sanders led the nation by averaging 7.6 yards per carry and over 200 yards per game, including rushing for over 300 yards in four games. He set college football season records with 2,628 yards rushing, 3,249 total yards, 234 points, 39 touchdowns, of which 37 were rushing, five consecutive 200 yard games, scored at least two touchdowns in 11 consecutive games, and nine times he scored at least three touchdowns. Sanders also ran for 222 yards and scored five touchdowns in his three quarters of action in the Holiday Bowl, a game that was not included with his season statistics. Sanders won the Heisman Trophy as the season's most outstanding player. However, he left Oklahoma State before his senior season to enter the NFL draft.

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

Texas A&M

Tulsa

at Colorado

at Nebraska

Missouri

at Kansas State

Oklahoma

Kansas

at Iowa State

vs. Texas Tech

vs. Wyoming

1989 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Barry SandersRunning back13Detroit Lions
Hart Lee DykesWide receiver116New England Patriots

Awards and honors