Boston College
FBSI · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Boston College head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 10–2 | L 7–34 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 41–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 20–23 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | L 17–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 34–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 6–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 19–59 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | L 7–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 20–45 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 38–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | L 28–45 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Army +9
- Pittsburgh +6
- Cincinnati +3
- West Virginia -1
- USC -2
- Syracuse -2
- Penn State -6
- Rutgers -6
- Tennessee -6
- TCU -7
- Temple -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.