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1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1988
team	Nebraska Cornhuskers
sport	football
conference	Big Eight Conference
short_conf	Big 8
CoachRank	10
APRank	10
record	11–2
conf_record	7–0
head_coach	Tom Osborne
hc_year	16th
def_coach	Charlie McBride
dc_year	8th
off_scheme	I formation
def_scheme	[5–2](5-2-defense)
stadium	Memorial Stadium
champion	Big 8 champion
bowl	[Orange Bowl](1989-orange-bowl)
bowl_result	L 3–23 vs. [Miami (FL)](1988-miami-hurricanes-football-team)

The 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Schedule

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Roster and coaching staff

Tom Osborne16th season 25th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
Charlie McBride8th season as DC/DL coach 12th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Colorado
Ron Brown2nd season as WR/TE coach 2nd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Brown
Dan Young6th season as OL/K coach 6th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Reed
Milt Tenopir15th season as OL coach 15th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Sterling
Tony Samuel3rd season as OLB coach 3rd year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
George DarlingtonDB coach 16th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Rutgers
Frank Solich6th season as RB coach 10th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
Boyd Epley20th season as S&C coach 20th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Nebraska
Jack Pierce10th year at Nebraska
John Melton16th season as LB coach 27th year at Nebraska Alma mater: Wyoming

Depth chart

Leodis Flowers Chris Drennan

Game summaries

Texas A&M

Utah State

At UCLA

Arizona State

UNLV

At Kansas

Oklahoma State

At Kansas State

Missouri

At Iowa State

Colorado

At Oklahoma

Orange Bowl (vs Miami (FL))

Rankings

Awards

Award	Name(s)
All-America 1st team	Broderick Thomas, Jake Young
Big 8 coach of the Year	Tom Osborne
Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year	Broderick Thomas
Big 8 Defensive Newcomer of the Year	Bruce Pickens
All-Big 8 1st team	Dana Brinson, Ken Clark, LeRoy Etienne, Charles Fryar, Willie Griffin, Tim Jackson, Andy Keeler, Todd Millikan, Lawrence Pete, Bob Sledge, Steve Taylor, Broderick Thomas, Jake Young
All-Big 8 2nd team	Reggie Cooper, Doug Glaser
All-Big 8 honorable mention	Richard Bell, Mark Blazek, Chris Caliendo, Bryan Carpenter, Morgan Gregory, John Kroeker, Jeff Mills, John Nelson

NFL and pro players

The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1988 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.

Name	Team
Richard Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers
Dana Brinson	San Diego Chargers
Pete Buchanan	Toronto Argonauts
Ken Clark	Indianapolis Colts
Reggie Cooper	Dallas Cowboys
Mike Croel	Denver Broncos
LeRoy Etienne	San Francisco 49ers
Tim Jackson	Dallas Cowboys
Keith Jones	Cleveland Browns
Jeff Mills	San Diego Chargers
Lawrence Pete	Detroit Lions
Bruce Pickens	Atlanta Falcons
Tim Rother	Los Angeles Raiders
Joe Sims	Atlanta Falcons
Steve Taylor	Edmonton Eskimos
Broderick Thomas	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nate Turner	Buffalo Bills
Kenny Walker	Denver Broncos
Kent Wells	New York Giants

References

(August 28, 1988). "Nebraska rally in 2d half overcomes A&M, 23–14". The Star-Ledger.
(September 4, 1988). "Nebraska plasters Utah State". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 11, 1988). "UCLA overpowers Nebraska". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser.
(September 25, 1988). "No. 10 Nebraska socks Sun Devils". The Sioux City Journal.
(October 2, 1988). "Osborne irked despite romp by Nebraska". The Des Moines Register.
(October 9, 1988). "Huskers' quick getaway buries Jayhawks, 63–10". Sunday Telegraph.
(October 16, 1988). "Cornhuskers outgun Cowboys". Sunday Journal-Star.
(October 23, 1988). "Huskers romp to record". Tulsa World.
(October 30, 1988). "Nebraska rallies past MU". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(November 6, 1988). "Cornhuskers make life gloomy for Cyclones". The Gazette.
(November 13, 1988). "Nebraska outlasts error-prone Buffs, sets up OU showdown". The Grand Island Independent.
(November 20, 1988). "NU Black Shirts rough up Sooners". The Grand Island Independent.
(January 4, 1989). "Miami's Johnson: 'We're best team right now'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
"Football – 1988 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department.
"1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
. (2022). ["1988 Nebraska vs. Oklahoma"](https://www.huskermax.com/game/1988-oklahoma-football/).
[http://www.huskermax.com/honors/honors_1988.html 1988 Husker Honors]
"All Time NFL Huskers".

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