1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team
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The 1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University
in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season
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Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season
1988 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title via a 34-21 defeat of previously unbeaten West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona....
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Season
- In the Old Brass SpittoonOld Brass SpittoonThe Old Brass Spittoon is the name of the trophy that is annually awarded to the winner of the Big Ten Conference college football game between Indiana University and Michigan State University. First presented in 1950, it was Michigan State's idea to start up the trophy and Indiana quickly accepted...
, the Hoosiers lost to Michigan State by a score of 38-12. - In the Old Oaken BucketOld Oaken BucketThe Old Oaken Bucket is the name of the trophy that is annually awarded to the winner of the Big Ten Conference college football game between Indiana University and Purdue University. It is one of the oldest football trophies in the nation...
, the Hoosiers beat Purdue by a score of 52-7.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Hoosiers points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 10 | @ Rice | Win | 41 | 14 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 17 | Kentucky | Win | 36 | 15 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 24 | @ Missouri Missouri Tigers football The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996... |
Tie | 28 | 28 | 2-0-1 |
| 4 | Oct. 1 | @ Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats football The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876... |
Win | 48 | 17 | 3-0-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 8 | Ohio State 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1987-1988. It was the first season for head coach John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium... |
Win | 41 | 7 | 4-0-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 15 | Minnesota | Win | 33 | 13 | 5-0-1 |
| 7 | Oct. 22 | @ Michigan Michigan Wolverines football The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history... |
Loss | 6 | 31 | 5-1-1 |
| 8 | Oct. 29 | Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes football The Iowa Hawkeyes football team is the interscholastic football team at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Big Ten Conference since 1900, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
Win | 45 | 34 | 6-1-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 5 | @ Illinois | Loss | 20 | 21 | 6-2-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 12 | Michigan State | Loss | 12 | 38 | 6-3-1 |
| 11 | Nov. 19 | Purdue | Win | 52 | 7 | 7-3-1 |
| 12 | Dec. 28 | vs. South Carolina | Win | 34 | 10 | 8-3-1 |
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Pete Stoyanovich Pete Stoyanovich Peter Stoyanovich and is an American football placekicker of Macedonian descent who played with the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and briefly the St. Louis Rams in the NFL. He attended college at Indiana University.A first-team all-pro in 1992, Stoyanovich finished his career in the top 35 in... |
Kicker | 8 | 203 | Miami Dolphins 1989 Miami Dolphins season The 1989 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 24th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's 6–10 W-L record, winning eight games... |
| Gary Gooden | Defensive Back | 9 | 235 | Los Angeles Raiders 1989 Los Angeles Raiders season The 1989 Los Angeles Raiders season was the club’s 30th season in the NFL. Art Shell replaced Mike Shanahan, and in the process became the first black head coach in the NFL since Fritz Pollard coached the Akron Pros in 1921. The club finished with an 8–8 record.-Regular season:The Raiders stated... |
- Anthony Thompson was drafted in the 1990 NFL Draft1990 NFL DraftThe 1990 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1990...
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Awards and honors
- Anthony Thompson, Big Ten Player of the Year
- Anthony Thompson, Chicago Tribune Silver FootballChicago Tribune Silver FootballThe Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the best player from the Big Ten Conference. The award has been presented annually since 1924, when Red Grange of Illinois was the award's first recipient.The winner of the Silver...