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1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team
American college football season
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.
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Liberty Bowl champion | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Joe Novak (5th season) |
| MVP | Anthony Thompson |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Rice* | W 41–14 | 17,300 | ||||
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Kentucky* | W 36–15 | 51,077 | [1] | |||
| September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Missouri* | T 28–28 | 41,053 | ||||
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | W 48–17 | 27,113 | ||||
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio State |
| ABC | W 41–7 | 52,133 | ||
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 18 |
| W 33–13 | 51,154 | ||
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Michigan | No. 14 | ABC | L 6–31 | 106,104 | ||
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Iowa |
| ABC | W 45–34 | 52,128 | ||
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 20 | ABC | L 20–21 | 66,201 | ||
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Michigan State |
| ABC | L 12–38 | 50,738 | ||
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Purdue | W 52–7 | 67,861 | ||||
| December 28 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. South Carolina* | JPS | W 34–10 | 39,210 | [2] | ||
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Purdue
Anthony Thompson rushed 25 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns while breaking the school's career rushing record.[6]
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- Anthony Thompson, Big Ten Player of the Year
- Anthony Thompson, Chicago Tribune Silver Football
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Pete Stoyanovich | Kicker | 8 | 203 | Miami Dolphins |
| Gary Gooden | Defensive back | 9 | 235 | Los Angeles Raiders |
- Anthony Thompson was drafted in the 1990 NFL Draft.[8]
- "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.
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