1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Peach Bowl, L 28-23 vs. North Carolina State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1988 record	6–4–3 (4–1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Snyder (10th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (10th year)
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium

1988 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#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
#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

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Hawaii*	#9	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI		L 24-27	46,721
September 10	at Kansas State*	#17	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		W 45-10	21,000
September 17	Colorado*	#19	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 21-24	67,700
September 24	Iowa State*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)		W 10-3	67,700
October 1	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	T 10-10	76,348
October 8	Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 31-6	67,700
October 15	#15 Michigan		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	T 17-17	67,700
October 22	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 31-7	62,264
October 29	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 34-45	52,128
November 5	Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 35-10	67,700
November 12	Ohio State		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		T 24-24	67,700
November 19	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)		W 31-22	63,894
December 31	vs. North Carolina State*		Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	Mizlou	L 23-28	44,635
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total #9 Iowa 7 14 0 3 24 • Hawaii 7 7 0 13 27 Date: September 3 Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Game attendance: 46,721

Scoring summary 1 3:13 Hawaii Fakava 28-yard run (Elam kick) Hawaii 7–0 1 2:20 Iowa Stewart 67-yard run (Skillett kick) Tied 7–7 2 10:59 Iowa Stewart 6-yard run (Skillett kick) Iowa 14–7 2 6:49 Hawaii Fakava 1-yard run (Elam kick) Tied 14–14 2 2:09 Iowa Hudson 14-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) Iowa 21–14 4 12:57 Hawaii Fakava 5-yard run (Elam kick) Tied 21-21 4 9:58 Hawaii Elam 47-yard field goal Hawaii 24-21 4 7:54 Iowa Skillett 44-yard field goal Tied 24-24 4 1:36 Hawaii Elam 23-yard field goal Hawaii 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 yardline 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. Freshman kicker Jeff Skillett left a 44-yard field goal attempt short that would have tied the game with 17 seconds on the clock.

Kansas State

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 would be hired as Head coach at Kansas State following the regular season.

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total • Colorado 14 0 3 7 24 #19 Iowa 7 7 7 0 21 Date: September 17 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,700 Source:

Scoring summary 1 CU J.J. Flannigan 5-yard run (Hannah kick) Colorado 7–0 1 CU Sal Aunese 17-yard run (Hannah kick) Colorado 14–0 1 Iowa Merton Hanks recovery of a blocked punt (Skillett kick) Colorado 14–7 2 Iowa David Hudson 3-yard run (Skillett kick) Tied 14–14 3 CU Eric Hannah 28-yard field goal Colorado 17–14 3 Iowa Tom Ward 19-yard pass from Chuck Hartlieb (Skillett kick) Iowa 21-17 4 1:55 CU Aunese 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.

Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 0 3 0 0 3 • Iowa 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September 24 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,700 Source:

Scoring summary 2 13:04 IOWA Skillett 32-yard field goal IOWA 3–0 2 0:46 ISU Shudak 40-yard field goal Tied 3–3 3 6:06 IOWA Stewart 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.

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 3 7 0 10 Michigan State 3 0 7 0 10 Date: October 1 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game attendance: 76,348 Television network: ABC Sports Source: Box Score and Game Story

See also: 1988 Michigan State Spartans football team

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 3 0 3 6 • Iowa 3 6 8 14 31 Date: October 8 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,700 Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary 1 IOWA Skillett 48-yard field goal IOWA 3–0 2 IOWA Skillett 33-yard field goal IOWA 6–0 2 IOWA Skillett 37-yard field goal IOWA 9–0 2 Wisc Mehring 42-yard field goal IOWA 9–3 3 IOWA Stewart 9-yard run (Hudson pass from Hartlieb) IOWA 17-3 4 Wisc Mehring 41-yard field goal IOWA 17–6 4 IOWA Hudson 3-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 24-6 4 IOWA Harberts 4-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 31–6

See also: 1988 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Michigan

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 would finish #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.

Purdue

See also: 1988 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 3 8 15 8 34 • Indiana 14 21 0 10 45 Date: October 29 Location: Memorial Stadium (Indiana), Bloomington, Indiana Game attendance: 52,128 Television network: ABC Sports Source: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary 1 Indiana Turner 38-yard pass from Schnell (Stoyanovich kick) Indiana 7–0 1 IOWA Skillett 38-yard field goal Indiana 7–3 1 Indiana Thompson 1-yard run (Stoyanovich kick) Indiana 14–3 2 Indiana Schnell 2-yard run (Stoyanovich kick) Indiana 21–3 2 Indiana Miller 3-yard pass from Schnell (Stoyanovich kick) Indiana 28–3 2 Indiana Thompson 4-yard run (Stoyanovich kick) Indiana 35–3 2 IOWA Filloon 14-yard pass from Hartlieb (Cook pass from Hartlieb) Indiana 35–11 3 IOWA Stewart 3-yard run (Hartlieb pass from Saunders) Indiana 35–19 3 IOWA Harberts 59-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) Indiana 35–26 4 Indiana Thompson 1-yard run (Stoyanovich kick) Indiana 42–26 4 IOWA Bell 12-yard pass from Hartlieb (Cook pass from Hartlieb) Indiana 42–34 4 Indiana Stoyanovich 40-yard field goal Indiana 45–34

See also: 1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Though Iowa would only finish 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.

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 0 3 7 10 • Iowa 7 14 0 14 35 Date: November 5 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,700 Source:

Scoring summary 1 9:06 IOWA Bass 11-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 7–0 2 IOWA Bell 6-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 14–0 2 0:36 IOWA Stewart 5-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 21–0 3 8:01 NW Adler 51-yard field goal IOWA 21–3 4 13:01 IOWA Bell 3-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 28-3 4 IOWA Cook 3-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 35-3 4 NW Buchanan 13-yard pass from O'Brien (Adler kick) IOWA 35–10

See also: 1988 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 7 7 7 3 24 Iowa 14 7 0 3 24 Date: November 12 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 67,700 Source:

Scoring summary 1 IOWA Stewart 1-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 7–0 1 IOWA Cook 29-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 14–0 1 OSU Mike Sullivan 13-yard interception return (O'Morrow kick) IOWA 14–7 2 IOWA Harberts 48-yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 21–7 2 OSU Ellis 2-yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick) IOWA 21–14 3 OSU Graham 7-yard run (O'Morrow kick) Tied 21-21 4 8:22 OSU O'Morrow 39-yard field goal OSU 24-21 4 0:16 IOWA Skillett 40-yard field goal Tied 24–24

See also: 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • Iowa 6 6 13 6 31 Minnesota 3 10 9 0 22 Date: November 19 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN Game attendance: 63,894 Source:

Scoring summary 1 IOWA Mike Saunders 1-yard run (kick failed) IOWA 6–0 1 Minn Brent Berglund 27-yard field goal IOWA 6–3 2 IOWA Mike Saunders 1-yard run (conversion failed) IOWA 12–3 2 Minn Berglund 50-yard field goal IOWA 12–6 2 Minn Chris Gaiters 11-yard pass from Schaffner (Berglund kick) Minn 13–12 3 IOWA Jerald Moore 4-yard pass from Hartlieb (pass failed) IOWA 18–13 3 Minn Berglund 20-yard field goal IOWA 18–16 3 Minn Jason Bruce 24-yard pass from Schaffner (conversion failed) Minn 22-18 3 IOWA Mike Saunders 1-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 25–22 4 IOWA George Murphy 22-yard field goal IOWA 28–22 4 IOWA George Murphy 40-yard field goal IOWA 31–22

See also: 1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

NC State

Peach Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 3 7 7 6 23 • NC State 7 21 0 0 28 Date: December 31 Location: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia Game attendance: 44,635 TV announcers (Mizlou): Ray Scott and Ed Biles

Scoring summary 1 NC State Davenport 1-yard touchdown run (Hartman kick) NC State 7–0 1 Iowa Murphy 30-yard field goal NC State 7–3 2 NC State Peebles 75-yard pass from Montgomery (Hartman kick) NC State 14–3 2 NC State Jackson 2-yard run (Hartman kick) NC State 21–3 2 10:37 NC State Jackson 30-yard run (Hartman kick) NC State 28–3 2 Iowa Harberts 8-yard pass from Hartlieb (Murphy kick) NC State 28-10 3 Iowa Harberts 22-yard pass from Hartlieb (Murphy kick) NC State 28-17 4 0:08 Iowa Smith 7-yard pass from Hartlieb (pass failed) NC State 28–23

See also: NC State Wolfpack football and 1988 Peach Bowl (December)

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.

Postseason Awards

• Marv Cook, Tight End - Consensus First-team All-American
• Dave Haight, Defensive Tackle - First-team All-American

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