1988 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1988 Indiana Hoosiers football
1988 Indiana Hoosiers football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 34–10 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	8–3–1 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (5th season);
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (5th season)
MVP	Anthony Thompson
Captains	Joe Huff; Don Shrader;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

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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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	2:00 p.m.	at Rice*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 41–14	17,300	^[1]
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Kentucky*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 36–15	51,077	^[2]
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		T 28–28	41,053	^[3]
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 48–17	27,113	^[4]
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Ohio State		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 41–7	52,133	^[5]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 33–13	51,154	^[6]
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Michigan	No. 14	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 6–31	106,104	^[7]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Iowa		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 45–34	52,128	^[8]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–21	66,201	^[9]
November 12	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	ABC	L 12–38	50,738	^[10]
November 19	2:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 52–7	67,861	^[11]
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. South Carolina*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	JPS	W 34–10	39,210	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll