#1988 ohio state football roster full#
#1988 ohio state football roster mac#

Western Michigan never trailed in scoring a shocking 24-14 victory. ''Early on, we showed we had the size and speed to hang with them and we played one of those games you never forget,'' Kimbrough said. With all that going for them, the Broncos opened the 1988 season against Wisconsin. So it's no surprise that Crews would go on to become an actor, artist and activist in Hollywood after playing in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego and Washington. ''Terry was the jokester, the guy who kept all of us loose,'' Kimbrough said. Then there was defensive lineman Terry Crews. Defensive lineman Joel Smeenge would go on to play 11 seasons in the NFL for New Orleans and Jacksonville. Offensive lineman Kevin Haverdink was picked as a third-team All-American by the Associated Press. Robert Davis rushed for 1,125 yards and Robert Oliver caught 42 passes for 831 yards.

#1988 ohio state football roster mac#

He was the MAC Offensive Player of the Year. His 3,041 rushing and passing yards were the eighth best in the NCAA. Kimbrough would go on to be one of the nation's top passers, throwing for 2,831 yards and 21 touchdowns.

#1988 ohio state football roster full#

''And we also had a full year with our first strength coach which was huge.'' ''Allan and Bruce Boyko from Canada stayed, a lot of our offensive linemen and Tony stayed. ''Back then, not a lot of guys stayed in Kalamazoo in the summer, but we did,'' the sales rep for Jack Pearl Team Sports in Battle Creek said. Kicker John Creek, a Parchment grad who played four years at Western Michigan, heartily agreed. ''We had a great summer and a great winter and everyone believed we had something special.'' 'I thought we had all the pieces to compete not only at the MAC level, but at the national level. ''After the 1987 season (5-6 overall record), I thought we were very talented across the board,'' he said. There also has to be team chemistry, which Kimbrough said, the 1988 had right from the start of spring practice of that year. The decision to keep Kimbrough as the quarterback was just one of the many decisions a head coach will make to help his team win a title. Western Michigan had a 9-3 overall record.

Kimbrough would go on to help the Broncos win their first outright MAC championship in 1988 and their first since they shared the title with Miami in 1966. Coach called me into his office after practice and said, 'Forget that receiver thing … you're going to play quarterback.' '' ''In the first practice of 1987, I played receiver. ''Coach Molde said he would give me a shot at quarterback but he also wanted to see me at receiver. ''I was being recruited by Michigan State, Clemson, Kansas State, Iowa State and several others but they wanted me to either be a slot receiver or a defensive back,'' Kimbrough, now the football head coach at East Kentwood High School, said. Tony Kimbrough had come to WMU after completing an All-American season as the quarterback at then Grand Rapids Junior College. It was head coach Al Molde's first season and he was looking for a quarterback. KALAMAZOO, Mich.- Western Michigan University football team's 1988 Mid-American Conference championship actually started on one of the first days of practice in 1987. Kickoff is at noon.įeature special to by Paul Morgan The team will be honored at Saturday's football game against Eastern Michigan. Western Michigan Athletics will be welcoming back the 1988 MAC Championship football team this weekend, as the group celebrates the 30th anniversary of their championship season.