1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Peach Bowl, L 23–28 vs. NC State
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4–3 (4–1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Snyder (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (10th season)
MVPMarv Cook
Joe Mott
CaptainMarv Cook
Dave Haight
Chuck Hartlieb
Bob Kratch
Jim Reilly
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 67,700)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by legendary coach Hayden Fry. The 1988 season marked the 100th season of Iowa Hawkeyes football.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3at Hawaii*No. 9
L 24–2746,721
September 10at Kansas State*No. 17
W 45–1021,000
September 17Colorado*No. 19
L 21–2467,700
September 24Iowa State*
W 10–367,700
October 1at Michigan State
ABCT 10–1076,348
October 8Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 31–667,700
October 15No. 15 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
ABCT 17–1767,700
October 22at Purdue
W 31–762,264
October 29at Indiana
ABCL 34–4552,128
November 5Northwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
W 35–1067,700
November 12Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
T 24–2467,700
November 19at Minnesota
W 31–2263,894
December 31vs. North Carolina State*
MizlouL 23–2844,635
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 75 Greg Aegerter So
C 50 Bill Anderson Jr
FB 23 Richard Bass Sr
RB 43 Nick Bell So
TE 84 Marv Cook Sr
OL 63 Jeff Croston Sr
OL 58 Greg Divis
WR 82 Jon Filloon Fr
RB 22 Grant Goodman Sr
WR 16 Deven Harberts Sr
QB 8 Chuck Hartlieb Sr
FB 20 David Hudson Sr
G 70 Bob Kratch Sr
WR 26 Peter Marciano Sr
TE 85 John Palmer Sr
QB 14 Tom Poholsky Jr
OL 67 Jim Poynton Sr
RB 33 Kevin Ringer Sr
QB 7 Matt Rodgers Fr
RB 32 Mike Saunders Fr
OL 60 Bob Schmitt
RB 21 Tony Stewart So
OL 71 Chuck Waggoner Sr
TE 88 Tom Ward Sr
WR 2 Travis Watkins Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 48 Tyrone Berrie Sr
DB 29 Greg Brown
DE 5 Mike Burke
NG 54 Rod Davis Fr
LB 31 John Derby Fr
DE 96 Ron Geater Fr
CB 45 Merton Hanks So
DE 83 Mike Ertz Sr
LB 66 Melvin Foster So
DL 64 Dave Haight Sr
FS 45 Merton Hanks So
DL 54 Eric Higgins Sr
DB 42 Tork Hook Sr
DL 71 Jim Johnson So
DL 51 Jeff Koeppel Jr
LB 34 Vernon Little Sr
DE 97 Joe Mott Sr
DE 71 Chris Pigott Sr
LB 35 Brad Quast Jr
LB 95 Jim Reilly Sr
LB 38 Shawon Respress Sr
DE 91 Sean Ridley Sr
DB 44 Keaton Smiley Sr
DB 41 Mark Stoops Sr
DB 15 Brian Wise Fr
DB 10 Anthony Wright Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K   Mark Adams
K 11 Jeff Skillett Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bill Snyder – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
  • Kirk Ferentz – Offensive line
  • Carl Jackson – Running backs
  • Del Miller – Offensive assistant
  • Dan McCarney – Defensive line
  • Don Patterson – Tight ends
  • Bernie Wyatt – Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Bill Dervich – Strength and Conditioning
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Hawaii

1 234Total
#9 Iowa 7 1403 24
• Hawaii 7 7013 27
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Game start: 7:06 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 46,721
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Cloudy with a few showers, Wind ENE 13 mph (21 km/h)
  • Referee: Pat Sweeney
Scoring summary
13:13HawaiiFakava 28-yard run (Elam kick)Hawaii 7–0
12:20IowaStewart 67-yard run (Skillett kick)Tied 7–7
210:59IowaStewart 6-yard run (Skillett kick)Iowa 14–7
26:49HawaiiFakava 1-yard run (Elam kick)Tied 14–14
22:09IowaHudson 14-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)Iowa 21–14
412:57HawaiiFakava 5-yard run (Elam kick)Tied 21–21
49:58HawaiiElam 47-yard field goalHawaii 24–21
47:54IowaSkillett 44-yard field goalTied 24–24
41:36HawaiiElam 23-yard field goalHawaii 27–24

See also: 1988 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

After surrendering a 23-yard field goal by freshman Jason Elam with 1:36 left in the game, Iowa quickly drove to the Hawaii 20-yard line with 48 seconds remaining. A false start penalty pushed the Hawkeyes back five yards, then a devastating holding penalty wiped out a potential go-ahead touchdown from Chuck Hartlieb to Travis Watkins with 40 seconds left. After converting from the same distance midway through the 4th quarter, freshman kicker Jeff Skillett left a 44-yard field goal attempt short that would have tied the game with 17 seconds on the clock.[2]

Kansas State

1 234Total
• #17 Iowa 10 7217 45
Kansas State 0 1000 10
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
  • Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 21,000
  • Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), Sunny, Wind SSW 16 mph (26 km/h)
  • Referee: Sam Maphis
Scoring summary
111:35IOWAStewart 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
15:19IOWASkillett 22-yard field goalIOWA 10–0
213:25KSUWashington 12-yard pass from Straw (Porter kick)IOWA 10–7
27:15IOWAWatkins 32-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 17–7
25:15KSUPorter 38-yard field goalIOWA 17–10
312:26IOWAHartlieb 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 24-10
39:00IOWAStewart 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 31-10
35:16IOWAQuast 94-yard interception return (Skillett kick)IOWA 38-10
46:09IOWAWise 81-yard interception return (Skillett kick)IOWA 45–10

See also: 1988 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The Hawkeyes' 35-point victory extended the Wildcats' winless streak to 18 consecutive games. Iowa Offensive coordinator Bill Snyder was hired as Head coach at Kansas State following the regular season.[3]

Colorado

1 234Total
• Colorado 14 037 24
#19 Iowa 0 1470 21
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 1:05 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 67,700
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 15–18 mph (24–29 km/h)
  • Referee: Gil Marchman
Scoring summary
15:28CUJ.J. Flannigan 5-yard run (Hannah kick)Colorado 7–0
12:20CUSal Aunese 17-yard run (Hannah kick)Colorado 14–0
26:44IowaMerton Hanks recovery of a blocked punt (Skillett kick)Colorado 14–7
22:42IowaDavid Hudson 3-yard run (Skillett kick)Tied 14–14
39:13CUEric Hannah 28-yard field goalColorado 17–14
33:20IowaTom Ward 19-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Skillett kick)Iowa 21–17
41:55CUAunese 1-yard run (Hannah kick)Colorado 24–21

See also: 1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Colorado coach Bill McCartney indicated this win over the Hawkeyes was a major win for the Colorado football program. The Buffaloes finished the 1988 season with an 8-4 record before consecutive 11-win seasons in 1989 and 1990, the latter capped by an AP National Championship.[4]

Iowa State

1 234Total
Iowa State 0 300 3
• Iowa 0 370 10
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 11:15 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 67,700
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 7–10 mph (11–16 km/h)
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
Scoring summary
213:04IOWASkillett 32-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
20:46ISUShudak 40-yard field goalTied 3–3
36:06IOWAStewart 26-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 10–3

See also: 1988 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Cy-Hawk Trophy

The win over the Cyclones was the Hawkeyes sixth consecutive over their in-state rivals.[5]

Michigan State

1 234Total
Iowa 0 370 10
Michigan State 3 070 10
Scoring summary
1Mich StLangeloh 37-yard field goalMich St 3–0
2IOWASkillett 28-yard field goalTied 3–3
3Mich StRison 48-yard pass from McAllister (Langeloh kick)Tied 3–3
36:06IOWAFilloon 5-yard pass from Stewart (Skillett kick)Tied 10–10

See also: 1988 Michigan State Spartans football team

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Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 303 6
• Iowa 3 6814 31
Scoring summary
1IOWASkillett 48-yard field goalIOWA 3–0
2IOWASkillett 33-yard field goalIOWA 6–0
2IOWASkillett 37-yard field goalIOWA 9–0
2WiscMehring 42-yard field goalIOWA 9–3
3IOWAStewart 9-yard run (Hudson pass from Hartlieb)IOWA 17-3
4WiscMehring 41-yard field goalIOWA 17–6
4IOWAHudson 3-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 24–6
4IOWAHarberts 4-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 31–6

See also: 1988 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 3 770 17
Iowa 7 1000 17
Scoring summary
1IOWACook 5-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
1MichGillette 43-yard field goalIOWA 7–3
2IOWASkillett 32-yard field goalIOWA 10–3
2IOWAHudson 5-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 17–3
2MichTaylor 5-yard run (Gillette kick)IOWA 17–10
3MichKolesar 24-yard pass from Taylor (Gillette kick)Tied 17–17

See also: 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team

A 17-17 tie at Kinnick Stadium was the lone blemish on an otherwise perfect Big Ten season for the Wolverines. After opening the season with consecutive losses, 19-17 at eventual National Champion Notre Dame and 31-30 at home to the team that finished #2 in the final polls, Miami (a game Michigan led 30-14 in the 4th quarter), Michigan went 9-0-1 the rest of the season including a Rose Bowl victory to finish with a #4 ranking.

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Purdue

1 234Total
• Iowa 7 3714 31
Purdue 7 000 7
Scoring summary
1IOWAHudson 8-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
1PurdueSchramayr 9-yard pass from Fox (Sullivan kick)Tied 7–7
2IOWASkillett 22-yard field goalIOWA 10–7
3IOWAHarberts 11-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 17–7
4IOWABass 9-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 24–7
4IOWASaunders 72-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 31–7

See also: 1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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Indiana

1 234Total
Iowa 3 8158 34
• Indiana 14 21010 45
Scoring summary
1IndianaTurner 38-yard pass from Schnell (Stoyanovich kick)Indiana 7–0
1IOWASkillett 38-yard field goalIndiana 7–3
1IndianaThompson 1-yard run (Stoyanovich kick)Indiana 14–3
2IndianaSchnell 2-yard run (Stoyanovich kick)Indiana 21–3
2IndianaMiller 3-yard pass from Schnell (Stoyanovich kick)Indiana 28–3
2IndianaThompson 4-yard run (Stoyanovich kick)Indiana 35–3
2IOWAFilloon 14-yard pass from Hartlieb (Cook pass from Hartlieb)Indiana 35–11
3IOWAStewart 3-yard run (Hartlieb pass from Saunders)Indiana 35–19
3IOWAHarberts 59-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)Indiana 35–26
4IndianaThompson 1-yard run (Stoyanovich kick)Indiana 42–26
4IOWABell 12-yard pass from Hartlieb (Cook pass from Hartlieb)Indiana 42–34
4IndianaStoyanovich 40-yard field goalIndiana 45–34

See also: 1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Though Iowa finished only 4th in the final Big Ten standings, this was their lone conference loss. Chuck Hartlieb set the Iowa single game passing record with 558 yards through the air. Wide receiver Deven Harberts had 11 receptions for 233 yards and a touchdown.[10]

Northwestern

1 234Total
Northwestern 0 037 10
• Iowa 7 14014 35
Scoring summary
19:06IOWABass 11-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
28:54IOWABell 6-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 14–0
20:36IOWAStewart 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 21–0
38:01NWAdler 31-yard field goalIOWA 21–3
413:01IOWABell 3-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 28-3
411:25IOWACook 3-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 35-3
4NWBuchanan 13-yard pass from O'Brien (Adler kick)IOWA 35–10

See also: 1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Ohio State

1 234Total
Ohio State 7 773 24
Iowa 14 703 24
Scoring summary
1IOWAStewart 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
1IOWACook 29-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 14–0
1OSUMike Sullivan 13-yard interception return (O'Morrow kick)IOWA 14–7
2IOWAHarberts 48-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 21–7
2OSUEllis 2-yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick)IOWA 21–14
3OSUGraham 7-yard run (O'Morrow kick)Tied 21-21
48:22OSUO'Morrow 39-yard field goalOSU 24-21
40:16IOWASkillett 40-yard field goalTied 24–24

See also: 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Minnesota

1 234Total
• Iowa 6 6136 31
Minnesota 3 1090 22
Scoring summary
1IOWAMike Saunders 1-yard run (kick failed)IOWA 6–0
1MinnBrent Berglund 27-yard field goalIOWA 6–3
2IOWAMike Saunders 1-yard run (conversion failed)IOWA 12–3
2MinnBerglund 50-yard field goalIOWA 12–6
2MinnChris Gaiters 11-yard pass from Schaffner (Berglund kick)Minn 13–12
3IOWAJerald Moore 4-yard pass from Hartlieb (pass failed)IOWA 18–13
3MinnBerglund 20-yard field goalIOWA 18–16
3MinnJason Bruce 24-yard pass from Schaffner (conversion failed)Minn 22-18
3IOWAMike Saunders 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 25–22
4IOWAGeorge Murphy 22-yard field goalIOWA 28–22
4IOWAGeorge Murphy 40-yard field goalIOWA 31–22

See also: 1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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Vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)

Peach Bowl
1 234Total
Iowa 3 776 23
• NC State 7 2100 28
Scoring summary
112:51NC StateDavenport 1-yard touchdown run (Hartman kick)NC State 7–0
18:08IowaMurphy 30-yard field goalNC State 7–3
214:50NC StatePeebles 75-yard pass from Montgomery (Hartman kick)NC State 14–3
213:24NC StateJackson 2-yard run (Hartman kick)NC State 21–3
210:37NC StateJackson 30-yard run (Hartman kick)NC State 28–3
21:58IowaHarberts 8-yard pass from Hartlieb (Murphy kick)NC State 28-10
312:54IowaHarberts 22-yard pass from Hartlieb (Murphy kick)NC State 28-17
40:08IowaSmith 7-yard pass from Hartlieb (pass failed)NC State 28–23

Main article: 1988 Peach Bowl (December)

See also: 1988 NC State Wolfpack football team

In a game played through a steady rain, the teams combined for 14 turnovers (7 each) and 12 fumbles (8 lost). NC State opened up a 28-3 second quarter lead by converting three Hawkeye fumbles into touchdowns. Iowa fought until the end behind Chuck Hartlieb's 428 passing yards.

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Postseason awards

See also: 1988 College Football All-America Team and 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1989 NFL Draft

Main article: 1989 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Marv Cook Tight end 3 63 New England Patriots
Bob Kratch Guard 3 64 New York Giants
Joe Mott Linebacker 3 70 New York Jets
Chuck Hartlieb Quarterback 12 325 Houston Oilers

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References

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  2. ^ "Rainbows deliver on upset threats, top No. 9 Hawks" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 6, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Iowa bombs Kansas State for 1st win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 12, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Buffaloes stampede by Hawks: Colorado KOs No. 19 Iowa at the bell, 24-21". The Gazette. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Late interception saves Iowa". Chicago Tribune. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Iowa, Michigan St. Tie-it Figures". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "Fry's tough talk rouses Hartlieb in Iowa win". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Michigan, Iowa Both Fit To Be Tied". Chicago Tribune. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Midwest; Iowa's Big Plays Rout Purdue, 31-7". The New York Times. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Indiana barely dodges Hartlieb's bullets". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  11. ^ "Iowa 35, Northwestern 10". Kokomo Tribune. November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  12. ^ "Iowa ties Ohio State on last-minute field goal". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  13. ^ "Iowa 31, Minnesota 22". UPI. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  14. ^ "Fry Vows Iowa Will Pass In Peach, Weather Or Not". Chicago Tribune. December 31, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  15. ^ "Peachy For N.C. State, The Pits For Iowa". Chicago Tribune. January 1, 1989. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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