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Iowa State Football Team History

Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Founded: 1858
Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium
Capacity: 43,000
Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White
Coach: Jim Walden
Conference: Big Eight-

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1892 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Jim Walden enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa State.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Tulane	30	13	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Baylor	0	35	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Iowa	3	10	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Oklahoma	7	35	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Northern Iowa	20	17	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Missouri	21	3	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Kansas	42	14	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Colorado	12	24	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Nebraska	16	51	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Kansas State	16	7	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Oklahoma State	28	49	L

1988 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	195
Scoring Average	17.7
Points Allowed	258
Defense Average	23.5
Opponents Record	59-54
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-3

1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1988 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	5-6	195	258		3-4	142	183	Jim Walden
Kansas	1-10	189	496		1-6	118	319	Glen Mason
Nebraska	11-2	477	205	Lost 3-23	7-0	265	92	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma	9-3	332	160	Lost 6-13	6-1	235	101	Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State	10-2	584	341	Won 62-14	5-2	317	215	Pat Jones
Colorado	8-4	322	196	Lost 17-20	4-3	181	108	Bill McCartney
Missouri	3-7-1	234	330		2-5	164	195	Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State	0-11	171	448		0-7	108	317	Stan Parrish

1988 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1988 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.