1988 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1988 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won its second consecutive Southeastern Conference (SEC) title, sharing it with LSU. LSU handed Auburn its only conference loss of the year 7–6, in a game referred to as the "Earthquake Game". Auburn lost to Florida State, 13–7, in the 1989 Sugar Bowl.
1988 Auburn Tigers football | |
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SEC co-champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 7–13 vs Florida State | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 10–2 (6–1 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Larry Blakeney/Pat Sullivan |
Defensive coordinator | Wayne Hall |
Home stadium | Jordan–Hare Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 LSU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Auburn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Georgia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Kentucky | No. 7 | TBS | W 20–10 | 60,000 | ||
September 17 | Kansas* | No. 6 |
| W 56–7 | 55,700 | ||
September 24 | Tennessee | No. 4 |
| CBS | W 38–6 | 83,687 | |
October 1 | North Carolina* | No. 4 |
| W 47–21 | 73,611 | ||
October 8 | at LSU | No. 4 | ESPN | L 6–7 | 79,431 | ||
October 15 | Akron* | No. 12 |
| W 42–0 | 61,300 | ||
October 22 | Mississippi State | No. 10 |
| W 33–0 | 67,300 | ||
October 29 | at Florida | No. 9 | ESPN | W 16–0 | 75,199 | ||
November 5 | Southern Miss* | No. 9 |
| W 38–8 | 73,787 | [1] | |
November 12 | No. 17 Georgia | No. 9 |
| CBS | W 20–10 | 85,214 | |
November 25 | at No. 17 Alabama | No. 7 | CBS | W 15–10 | 75,962 | [2] | |
January 2 | vs. No. 4 Florida State* | No. 7 | ABC | L 7–13 | 75,098 | ||
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Coaches Poll | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Game summaries
Florida State (Sugar Bowl)
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References
- "Tigers blitz USM with 21 in first". The Selma Times-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Big-play Tigers stop Tide". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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