1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his third season and finished with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8 overall, 2–5 in the SEC).

1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (3rd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 LSU + 6 1 08 4 0
No. 8 Auburn + 6 1 010 2 0
No. 15 Georgia 5 2 09 3 0
No. 17 Alabama 4 3 09 3 0
Florida 4 3 07 5 0
Tennessee 3 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss 3 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 5 05 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 5 03 8 0
Mississippi State 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10Mississippi StateW 24–20
September 17at Rutgers*W 31–30
September 241:00 p.m.at No. 13 AlabamaL 10–4470,123[1]
October 1Duke*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 15–1739,372
October 8at No. 15 GeorgiaL 22–4181,804
October 15No. 20 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
TBSW 24–941,000
October 221:00 p.m.Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 28–3641,276
November 5at KentuckyL 13–1444,105
November 12at Army*L 19–24
November 19at Memphis State*L 9–2821,212
November 26Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1441,404
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "Tide swamps Commodores; victory costly". The Tennessean. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1988 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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