FEATURED GAME
Beat Minnesota
31
vs
22
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 9
Football History
Season Snapshot 1988 at a glance
1988 Iowa Football
6-4-3
Overall
4-1-3
Big Ten
Bowl
Postseason
Lost 23-28 · Peach Bowl
Hayden Fry
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
+6.6
Simple Rating System — #31 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
45
vs Kansas State on Sep 10
Best defensive game
held them to 3
vs Iowa State (10-3)
Closest game
0-point loss
vs Michigan State (10-10)
Biggest win
by 35
vs Kansas State (45-10)
Rankings & Streaks
Home record
3-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
3-2
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Beat Wisconsin
31
vs
6
Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 25
VS CY-HAWK
Beat Iowa State
10
vs
3
Kept the Cy-Hawk — won by 7
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Kansas State
45
vs
10
Wire-to-wire control — won by 35
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
PEACH BOWL (ATLANTA, GA)
Lost to North Carolina State
23
vs
28
Came up short on the season's biggest stage
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Hawaii
24
vs
27
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 3 to Colorado
21
vs
24
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
Compare This Team
See how the 1988 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1988 Schedule 13 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Away Hawaii | 24–27 | L |
| Sep 10 | Away Kansas State | 45–10 | W |
| Sep 17 | Home Colorado | 21–24 | L |
| Sep 24 | Home Iowa State | 10–3 | W |
| Oct 1 | Away Michigan State | 10–10 | T |
| Oct 8 | Home Wisconsin | 31–6 | W |
| Oct 15 | Home (15) Michigan | 17–17 | T |
| Oct 22 | Away Purdue | 31–7 | W |
| Oct 29 | Away Indiana | 34–45 | L |
| Nov 5 | Home Northwestern | 35–10 | W |
| Nov 12 | Home Ohio State | 24–24 | T |
| Nov 19 | Away Minnesota | 31–22 | W |
| Dec 31 | Neutral North Carolina State Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) | 23–28 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
25.8
vs
17.9
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+7.9 points per game
Total yards
—
vs
—
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
Pass yards
277.0
vs
159.1
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+117.9 difference per game
Rush yards
139.0
vs
160.0
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-21.0 difference per game
First downs
—
vs
—
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
Turnovers
—
vs
—
Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
21.7
12.5
+9.2
Pass Att
34.9
25.3
+9.6
Pass Cmp %
62.1
49.5
+12.6
Pass Yds
277.0
159.1
+117.9
Pass TD
1.3
0.8
+0.5
Rush Att
39.7
42.8
-3.1
Rush Yds
139.0
160.0
-21.0
Rush Y/A
3.5
3.7
-0.2
Rush TD
1.8
1.0
+0.8
Plays
—
—
—
Total Yds
—
—
—
Yds/Play
—
—
—
1st Downs
—
—
—
Penalties
—
—
—
Penalty Yds
—
—
—
Fumbles
—
—
—
Interceptions
—
—
—
Turnovers
—
—
—
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck HartliebQB | 12 | 258 | 409 | 63.1 | 3,310 | 14 | 9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 275.8 | 138.0 |
| Tom PoholskyQB | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | -5.1 | 9.0 | 1.8 | -3.5 |
| Tony StewartRB | 11 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 236.0 |
| Matt RodgersQB | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Tony StewartRB | 11 | 215 | 1,036 | 4.8 | 8 | 94.2 | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 1 | 10.5 | 230 | 1,151 | 9 |
| Deven HarbertsWR | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 779 | 16.6 | 4 | 64.9 | 47 | 779 | 4 |
| Marv CookTEAA | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 645 | 11.7 | 3 | 71.7 | 55 | 645 | 3 |
| Travis WatkinsWR | 12 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | -0.4 | 34 | 526 | 15.5 | 1 | 43.8 | 35 | 521 | 1 |
| David HudsonRB | 9 | 74 | 282 | 3.8 | 4 | 31.3 | 23 | 180 | 7.8 | 1 | 20.0 | 97 | 462 | 5 |
| Jon FilloonWR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 350 | 15.9 | 2 | 31.8 | 22 | 350 | 2 |
| Nick BellRB | 12 | 26 | 132 | 5.1 | 2 | 11.0 | 20 | 205 | 10.3 | 1 | 17.1 | 46 | 337 | 3 |
| Mike SaundersRB | 12 | 50 | 263 | 5.3 | 4 | 21.9 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 5.3 | 55 | 326 | 4 |
| Sean SmithWR | 10 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 0 | 18.8 | 15 | 200 | 0 |
| Tom WardTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 176 | 13.5 | 2 | 16.0 | 13 | 176 | 2 |
| Richard BassRB | 12 | 48 | 167 | 3.5 | 2 | 13.9 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 52 | 168 | 2 |
| Marc MazzeriWR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| John PalmerTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Chet DavisRB | 6 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Jonathan ClemonsRB | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom PoholskyQB | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark AdamsP | 12 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -8 | 0 |
| Chuck HartliebQB | 12 | 54 | -240 | -4.4 | 1 | -20.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | -240 | 1 |
Defense & Fumbles
| Player | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad QuastLB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 151 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Brian WiseDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 93 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dave HaightDL | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Gary ClarkDB | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Greg BrownDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jim ReillyLB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Keaton SmileyDB | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mark StoopsDB | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Merton HanksDB | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tork HookDB | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 37 | 0 | — | — | — |
Kick & Punt Returns
| Player | G | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | APYd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| Mike SaundersRB | 12 | 15 | 300 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 626 |
| Peter MarcianoWR | 12 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 31 | 170 | 5.5 | 0 | 262 |
| Sean SmithWR | 10 | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 351 |
| Tony StewartRB | 11 | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,265 |
| Chet DavisRB | 6 | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 106 |
| Nick BellRB | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 348 |
| Tyrone BerrieDL | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tork HookDB | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 37 |
Kicking & Punting
| Player | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Pnt | Yds | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark AdamsP | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 50 | 1,786 | 35.7 |
| Marv CookTE | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 | 195 | 39.0 |
| Jeff SkillettK | 12 | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 65 | — | — | — |
| George MurphyK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | — | — | — |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff SkillettK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 24 | 0 | — | 65 | 5.4 |
| Tony StewartRB | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 54 | 4.9 |
| David HudsonRB | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 3.3 |
| Mike SaundersRB | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.0 |
| Deven HarbertsWR | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2.0 |
| Nick BellRB | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1.5 |
| Marv CookTE | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2.0 |
| Richard BassRB | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.0 |
| Tom WardTE | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| Jon FilloonWR | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1.1 |
| George MurphyK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 3.5 |
| Travis WatkinsWR | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Brian WiseDB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Chuck HartliebQB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
| Brad QuastLB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5 |
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 3 | @ Hawaii | L 24–27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 10 | @ Kansas State | W 45–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 17 | Colorado | L 21–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 24 | Iowa State | W 10–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 1 | @ Michigan State | T 10–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 8 | Wisconsin | W 31–6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 15 | Michigan | T 17–17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 22 | @ Purdue | W 31–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29 | @ Indiana | L 34–45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5 | Northwestern | W 35–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 12 | Ohio State | T 24–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 19 | @ Minnesota | W 31–22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 31 | vs North Carolina State Peach Bowl | L 23–28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1988 Roster 33 players
| Player | Class | Pos | Season summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Wise | — | DB | |
| Gary Clark | — | DB | |
| Greg Brown | — | DB | |
| Keaton Smiley | — | DB | |
| Mark Stoops | — | DB | |
| Merton Hanks | — | DB | |
| Tork Hook | — | DB | |
| Dave Haight | — | DL | |
| Tyrone Berrie | — | DL | |
| George Murphy | — | K | |
| Jeff Skillett | — | K | |
| Brad Quast | — | LB | |
| Jim Reilly | — | LB | |
| Mark Adams | — | P | |
| Chuck Hartlieb | — | QB | 288 Cmp, 460 Att, 3738 Yds, 17 TD |
| Matt Rodgers | — | QB | 0 Cmp, 1 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD |
| Tom Poholsky | — | QB | 1 Cmp, 7 Att, 9 Yds, 0 TD |
| Chet Davis | — | RB | 2 Att, 30 Yds, 15.0 Avg |
| David Hudson | — | RB | 77 Att, 292 Yds, 3.8 Avg |
| Jonathan Clemons | — | RB | 2 Att, 10 Yds, 5.0 Avg |
| Mike Saunders | — | RB | 56 Att, 285 Yds, 5.1 Avg |
| Nick Bell | — | RB | 28 Att, 136 Yds, 4.9 Avg |
| Richard Bass | — | RB | 51 Att, 172 Yds, 3.4 Avg |
| Tony Stewart | — | RB | 215 Att, 1036 Yds, 4.8 Avg |
| John Palmer | — | TE | 4 Rec, 44 Yds, 11.0 Avg |
| Marv Cook | — | TE | 63 Rec, 767 Yds, 12.2 Avg |
| Tom Ward | — | TE | 13 Rec, 176 Yds, 13.5 Avg |
| Deven Harberts | — | WR | 53 Rec, 880 Yds, 16.6 Avg |
| Jon Filloon | — | WR | 23 Rec, 365 Yds, 15.9 Avg |
| Marc Mazzeri | — | WR | 4 Rec, 52 Yds, 13.0 Avg |
| Peter Marciano | — | WR | |
| Sean Smith | — | WR | 17 Rec, 207 Yds, 12.2 Avg |
| Travis Watkins | — | WR | 35 Rec, 552 Yds, 15.8 Avg |
1988 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #9
- Lowest Rank
- #19
- Weeks in Poll
- 4
- Total Weeks
- 16
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#9
8/30
#9
9/6
#17
9/13
#19
9/20
NR
9/27
NR
10/4
NR
10/11
NR
10/18
NR
10/25
NR
11/1
NR
11/8
NR
11/15
NR
11/22
NR
11/29
NR
12/6
NR
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