1988 Holiday Bowl
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{{Infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 1988
| title_sponsor = SeaWorld
| game_name = Holiday Bowl
| football_season = 1988
| visitor_name_short = Oklahoma State
| visitor_nickname = Cowboys
| visitor_school = Oklahoma State University
| home_name_short = Wyoming
| home_nickname = Cowboys
| home_school = University of Wyoming
| visitor_record = 9–2
| visitor_conference = Big Eight
| home_record = 11–1
| home_conference = WAC
| visitor_coach = Pat Jones
| home_coach = Paul Roach
| visitor_rank_AP = 12
| visitor_rank_coaches = 12
| home_rank_AP = 15
| home_rank_coaches = 15
| visitor_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 10
| visitor_3q = 28
| visitor_4q = 17
| home_1q = 7
| home_2q = 0
| home_3q = 7
| home_4q = 0
| date_game_played = December 30
| stadium = Jack Murphy Stadium
| city = San Diego, California
| MVP = Offensive: Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State)
Defensive: Sim Drain III (Oklahoma State)
| halftime = Marching bands
| us_network = ESPN
| us_announcers_link = List of announcers of major college bowl games
| us_announcers = Bob Carpenter, Kevin Kiley, Sharlene Hawkes
}}
The 1988 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1988, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the 12th ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys, and the 15th ranked Wyoming Cowboys.
Game summary
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|date=December 30, 1988
|time=
|road=Oklahoma State
|R1=7|R2=10|R3=28|R4=17
|home=Wyoming
|H1=7|H2=0|H3=7|H4=0
|stadium=Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego
|attendance=60,641
|weather=
|referee=
|TV=ESPN
|TVAnnouncers= Bob Carpenter, Kevin Kiley, Sharlene Hawkes
|reference=[https://collegepressbox.com/media/big12/ostate/24mediaguide/24ostate_guide Box score]
|scoring=
;First quarter
- (10:13) OSU – Barry Sanders 33-yard run, Cary Blanchard kick (Drive: - plays, 55 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 7–0)
- (0:50) WYO – Randy Welniak 4-yard run, Sean Fleming kick (Drive: - plays, 46 yards, -:--; Tied 7–7)
;Second quarter
- (1:29) OSU – Barry Sanders 2-yard run, Cary Blanchard kick (Drive: - plays, -- yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 14–7)
- (0:01) OSU – Cary Blanchard 33-yard field goal (Drive: - plays, -- yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 17–7)
;Third quarter
- (11:53) OSU – Brent Parker 12-yard pass from Mike Gundy, Cary Blanchard kick (Drive: - plays, 80 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 24–7)
- (8:31) WYO – Randy Welniak 4-yad run, Sean Fleming kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 24–14)
- (8:13) OSU – Barry Sanders 67-yard run, Cary Blanchard kick (Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 31–14)
- (3:43) OSU – Barry Sanders 1-yard run, Cary Blanchard kick (Drive: - plays, 68 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 38–14)
- (0:06) OSU – Barry Sanders 10-yard run, Cary Blanchard kick (Drive: - plays, 79 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 45–14)
;Fourth quarter
- (12:58) OSU – Cary Blanchard 19-yard field goal (Drive: - plays, 22 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 48–14)
- (6:58) OSU – Hart Lee Dykes 25-yard pass from Mike Gundy, Cary Blanchard kick (Drive: - plays, 71 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 55–14)
- (1:13) OSU – Chris Smith 5-yard run, Cary Blanchard kick (Drive: - plays, 58 yards, -:--; Oklahoma State 62–14)
}}
=Statistics=
{{AmFootballGameStatistics
| Float = left
| Visitor = Oklahoma State Cowboys
| VisitorDisplay = OSU
| Home = Wyoming Cowboys
| HomeDisplay = WYO
| VisFirsts = 34
| VisPlaysYds = 80–698
| VisRushing = 51–320
| VisPassYds = 378
| VisPassing = 24–29–0
| VisTOP = 33:23
| HomeFirsts = 14
| HomePlaysYds = 62–204
| HomeRushing = 30–33
| HomePassYds = 171
| HomePassing = 16–32–2
| HomeTOP = 26:37
}}
{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers
| Float = right
| Visitor = Oklahoma State Cowboys
| VisitorDisplay = OSU
| Home = Wyoming Cowboys
| HomeDisplay = WYO
| VisPasser = Mike Gundy
| VisPassStats = 20/24, 315 yards, 3 TD
| VisRusher = Barry Sanders
| VisRushStats = 29 carries, 222 yards, 5 TD
| VisReceiver = Hart Lee Dykes
| VisReceivingStats = 10 receptions, 163 yards, TD
| HomePasser = Randy Welniak
| HomePassStats = 15/30, 164 yards, 2 INT
| HomeRusher = DeWaine Jones
| HomeRushStats = 2 carries, 19 yards
| HomeReceiver = Scott Gibson
| HomeReceivingStats = 4 receptions, 37 yards
}}
{{clear}}
Running back Barry Sanders scored on a 33-yard touchdown run for Oklahoma State, as they took a 7–0 lead. He would finish the game with 222 yards rushing and 5 touchdowns. Wyoming answered when quarterback Randy Welniak scored on a 4-yard touchdown run tying the game at 7. That ended the 1st quarter of play. Sanders scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, giving Oklahoma State a 14–7 lead. Cary Blanchard kicked a 33-yard field goal giving OSU a 17-7 halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Mike Gundy fired a 12-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brent Parker, increasing OSU's lead to 24–7. Welniak's 4-yard touchdown run cut the lead to 24–14. Sanders erupted for touchdown runs of 67, 1, and 10 yards as OSU took a 45–14 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Blanchard kicked a 19-yard field goal to make it 48–14. Mike Gundy's 25-yard pass to Hart Lee Dykes made it 55–14. A 5-yard rushing touchdown by backup quarterback Chris Smith made the final score Oklahoma State 62, Wyoming 14.
References
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External links
- [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/31/sports/football-for-sanders-5-touchdowns-and-222-yards-in-romp.html?sq=Holiday+Bowl&scp=1&st=nyt New York Times summary of game]
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Category:December 1988 sports events in the United States
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