Florida State
FBSI · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida State head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 0–31 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | W 49–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H |  ACC | 10–2 | W 24–21 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–5–1 | W 30–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 48–28 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | Unranked | — | W 28–10 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 45–21 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 66–3 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 59–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 41–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | W 52–17 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 3 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | W 13–7 |
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).
- Southern Miss +10
- Clemson +10
- Auburn +10
- South Carolina +8
- Florida +7
- Michigan State +6
- Tulane +5
- Louisiana Tech +4
- East Carolina +3
- Virginia Tech +3
- Miami -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 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.