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B10 · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 9–3 | L 24–27 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 0–11 | W 45–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 21–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6 | W 10–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–5–1 | T 10–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 31–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–2–1 | T 17–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 31–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 8–3–1 | L 34–45 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 2–8–1 | W 35–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 4–6–1 | T 24–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 2–7–2 | W 31–22 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 3 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 8–3–1 | L 23–28 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Iowa State +5
- Purdue +4
- Northwestern +2
- Minnesota +2
- Wisconsin +1
- Kansas State 0
- Michigan State 0
- Michigan 0
- Ohio State 0
- Hawai'i -3
- Indiana -3
- NC State -3
- Colorado -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.577 Win % · Change -7
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.