1988 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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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

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

Numbers in plain English. Switch to Advanced to see every column. Full stat tables — passing rates, splits, game-by-game breakdowns.

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

Quarterback

Chuck Hartlieb

3,310 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 9 interceptions (12 games).

Lead rusher

Tony Stewart

1,036 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

Deven Harberts

47 catches, 779 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Brad Quast

0 total tackles, — sacks, 4 interceptions.

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

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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	Int	FR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Jeff SkillettK	12	0	0	0	—	—	0	32	32	11	24	—	65	5.4
Tony StewartRB	11	8	1	0	—	—	9	0	0	0	0	—	54	4.9
David HudsonRB	9	4	1	0	—	—	5	0	0	0	0	—	30	3.3
Mike SaundersRB	12	4	0	0	—	—	4	0	0	0	0	—	24	2.0
Deven HarbertsWR	12	0	4	0	—	—	4	0	0	0	0	—	24	2.0
Nick BellRB	12	2	1	0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	—	18	1.5
Marv CookTE	9	0	3	0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	—	18	2.0
Richard BassRB	12	2	0	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.0
Tom WardTE	11	0	2	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.1
Jon FilloonWR	11	0	2	0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	—	12	1.1
George MurphyK	2	0	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	2	2	—	7	3.5
Travis WatkinsWR	12	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Brian WiseDB	12	0	0	1	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Chuck HartliebQB	12	1	0	0	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	0.5
Brad QuastLB	12	0	0	1	—	—	1	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

History Library

Chapters of Iowa football history

Explore Iowa football history by chapter. Dive into legendary seasons, unforgettable rivalries, and the program's rich tradition.

Greatest Iowa Teams

Season	Record	AP Final	Coach	Bowl
1922	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1921	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1956	9-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	Won — Rose Bowl
1960	8-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	—
1899	8-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
1900	7-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
2015	12-2	#9	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Rose Bowl
2009	11-2	#7	Kirk Ferentz	Won — Orange Bowl
2002	11-2	#8	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Orange Bowl
1991	10-1-1	#10	Hayden Fry	Tied — Holiday Bowl

Iowa Bowl Games

Season	Bowl	Result	Score	Opponent
2025	ReliaQuest Bowl	Won	34-27	vanderbilt
2024	Music City Bowl	Lost	24-27	missouri
2023	Citrus Bowl	Lost	0-35	tennessee
2022	Music City Bowl	Won	21-0	kentucky
2021	Citrus Bowl	Lost	17-20	kentucky
2019	Holiday Bowl	Won	49-24	southern-california
2018	Outback Bowl	Won	27-22	mississippi-state
2017	Pinstripe Bowl	Won	27-20	boston-college
2016	Outback Bowl	Lost	3-30	florida
2015	Rose Bowl	Lost	16-45	stanford
2014	TaxSlayer Bowl	Lost	28-45	tennessee
2013	Outback Bowl	Lost	14-21	louisiana-state
2011	Insight Bowl	Lost	14-31	oklahoma
2010	Insight Bowl	Won	27-24	missouri
2009	Orange Bowl	Won	24-14	georgia-tech
2008	Outback Bowl	Won	31-10	south-carolina
2006	Alamo Bowl	Lost	24-26	texas
2005	Outback Bowl	Lost	24-31	florida
2004	Capital One Bowl	Won	30-25	louisiana-state
2003	Outback Bowl	Won	37-17	florida
2002	Orange Bowl	Lost	17-38	southern-california
2001	Alamo Bowl	Won	19-16	texas-tech
1997	Sun Bowl	Lost	7-17	arizona-state
1996	Alamo Bowl	Won	27-0	texas-tech
1995	Sun Bowl	Won	38-18	washington
1993	Alamo Bowl	Lost	3-37	california
1991	Holiday Bowl	Tied	13-13	brigham-young
1990	Rose Bowl	Lost	34-46	washington
1988	Peach Bowl	Lost	23-28	north-carolina-state
1987	Holiday Bowl	Won	20-19	wyoming
1986	Holiday Bowl	Won	39-38	san-diego-state
1985	Rose Bowl	Lost	28-45	ucla
1984	Freedom Bowl	Won	55-17	texas
1983	Gator Bowl	Lost	6-14	florida
1982	Peach Bowl	Won	28-22	tennessee
1981	Rose Bowl	Lost	0-28	washington
1958	Rose Bowl	Won	38-12	california
1956	Rose Bowl	Won	35-19	oregon-state

Iowa Rivalries

Trophy	Opponent	W-L-T	Years
Cy-Hawk Trophy	Iowa State	47-21	1899–2025
Floyd of Rosedale	Minnesota	54-61-2	1901–2025
Heartland Trophy	Wisconsin	47-48-2	1906–2025
Heroes Trophy	Nebraska	19-26-1	1903–2025

All-time numbers will fill in as historical Iowa schedules are imported.

Best Iowa Defenses

Season	Pts allowed/G	National rank	Record
1899	0.6	#1	8-0
1900	1.5	#3	7-0
1910	2.1	#18	5-2
1929	3.5	#10	4-2
1918	4.0	#14	6-2
1922	4.7	#23	7-0
1935	4.9	#14	4-2
1914	5.1	#21	4-3
1921	5.1	#22	7-0
1928	5.2	#22	6-2

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Player	Season	Passing
Chuck Hartlieb	1988	3,310
James Vandenberg	2011	3,022
Ricky Stanzi	2010	3,004
Chuck Long	1985	2,978
Nathan Stanley	2019	2,951

Rushing yards

Player	Season	Rushing
Shonn Greene	2008	1,850
Tavian Banks	1997	1,639
Kaleb Johnson	2024	1,537
Marcus Coker	2011	1,384
Fred Russell	2003	1,355

Receiving yards

Player	Season	Receiving
Marvin McNutt	2011	1,315
Keith Chappelle	1980	1,037
Kevin Kasper	2000	1,010
Quinn Early	1987	978
Maurice Brown	2002	966

Tackles

Player	Season	Tackles
Jay Higgins	2023	171
Abdul Hodge	2005	158
Chad Greenway	2005	156
Pat Angerer	2009	145
Jack Campbell	2021	143

AP Poll History

Season	Final AP rank
2025	#17
2023	#24
2021	#23
2020	#16
2019	#15
2018	#25
2015	#9
2009	#7
2008	#20
2004	#8
2003	#8
2002	#8
1996	#18
1995	#25
1991	#10
1990	#18
1987	#16
1986	#16
1985	#10
1984	#16
1983	#14
1981	#18
1960	#3
1958	#2
1957	#6
1956	#3
1953	#9
1939	#9

Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM

Football History

Season Snapshot 1988 at a glance

1988 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat Minnesota

Signature Wins

Beat Wisconsin

Beat Iowa State

Beat Kansas State

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Lost to North Carolina State

Lost by 3 to Hawaii

Lost by 3 to Colorado

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1988 Schedule 13 games

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Top Performers

Team Stats per Game

Player Stats

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Kick & Punt Returns

Kicking & Punting

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1988 Roster 33 players

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