What Happened on January 1, 1988

• 17th Fiesta Bowl: #3 Florida State beats #5 Nebraska, 31-28
• 54th Orange Bowl: #2 Miami (FL) beats #1 Oklahoma, 20-14
• 54th Sugar Bowl: #4 Syracuse ties #6 Auburn, 16-16

• 74th Rose Bowl: #8 Michigan State beats #16 Southern California, 20-17
• Czech born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen
• Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship
• Year of the Reader begins

• Leo Steiner, American restaurateur (Carnegie Deli), dies at 48
• Marcel Hillaire, German actor (Take the Money and Run, Seven Thieves), dies from surgery complications at 79

Holidays: New Year's Day (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States)

• #1 Song: Faith - George Michael
• #1 Song: Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys