1988 Holiday Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 1988 SeaWorld Holiday Bowl 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Wyoming Cowboys University of Wyoming 9–2 Big Eight 11–1 WAC Pat Jones Paul Roach 12 12 15 15 7 10 28 17 7 0 7 0 December 30 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California Offensive: Barry Sanders (Oklahoma State)Defensive: Sim Drain III (Oklahoma State) Marching bands 60,6412017-11-29 1988 Holiday Bowl: Heisman winner Barry Sanders leads Oklahoma State https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2017/11/29/1988-holiday-bowl-heisman-winner-barry-sanders-leads-oklahoma-state/ 2024-09-13 San Diego Union-Tribune en-US 907,612 per team ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games 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 background:#0A609D; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #00C5CD; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 1988 Holiday Bowl December 30, 1988 Oklahoma State 7 10 28 17 Wyoming 7 0 7 0 Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego 60,641 ESPN Bob Carpenter, Kevin Kiley, Sharlene Hawkes Box score 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 left Oklahoma State Cowboys OSU Wyoming Cowboys WYO 34 80–698 51–320 378 24–29–0 33:23 14 62–204 30–33 171 16–32–2 26:37 right Oklahoma State Cowboys OSU Wyoming Cowboys WYO Mike Gundy 20/24, 315 yards, 3 TD Barry Sanders 29 carries, 222 yards, 5 TD Hart Lee Dykes 10 receptions, 163 yards, TD Randy Welniak 15/30, 164 yards, 2 INT DeWaine Jones 2 carries, 19 yards Scott Gibson 4 receptions, 37 yards 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 External links New York Times summary of game Holiday Bowl Category:Holiday Bowl Category:1980s in San Diego Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football bowl games Category:Wyoming Cowboys football bowl games Holiday Bowl Category:December 1988 sports events in the United States