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 |
Attendance: | 60,641[1] |
Payout: | 907,612 per team |
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.
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.