Alabama

SEC · 1988 Season · Final

Season

Developing −

Record

9–3

0.750 Win %

Conference

2nd

4–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

123

1902–2026

All-Time Record

1002–319–42

0.751 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1919, 1925, 1934 +5

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 37 · Top 10: 54 · Top 25: 82

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 18 Top 10 · 4× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 17 Top 10 · 1× #1
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Alabama head-to-head · History & Eras

1988 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 13	Temple (TEMPLE)H2H	IND FBSI	4–7	W 37–0
5	Week 5 · Sep 27	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H	SEC	3–8	W 44–10
6	Week 6 · Oct 4	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H	SEC	5–6	W 31–27
7	Week 7 · Oct 11	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H	SEC	5–6	L 12–22
8	Week 8 · Oct 18	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H	SEC	5–6	W 28–20
9	Week 9 · Oct 25	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 8–3
10	Week 10 · Nov 1	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	1–10	W 53–34
11	Week 11 · Nov 8	LSU H2H	SEC	8–4	L 18–19
12	Week 12 · Nov 15	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H	IND FBSI	6–5	W 17–0
14	Week 14 · Nov 29	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	10–2	L 10–15
15	Regular Season Final · Dec 6	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	IND SWC	7–5	W 30–10
3	Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27	Army (ARMY)H2H	IND FBSI	9–3	W 29–28

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum

1.751

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+33

-12+45

Army +9
Texas A&M +7
Louisiana +6
Kentucky +5
Tennessee +5
Penn State +5
Temple +4
Vanderbilt +3
Mississippi State +1
Auburn -2
LSU -4
Ole Miss -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing

Rank #19Better than 87%

Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.750 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+37

+34

-10

+19

-1

+17

-5

+20

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.