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Georgia

SEC · 1988 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
4th
5–2 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
881–411–50
0.675 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1920, 2021, 2022
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 16 · Top 10: 33 · Top 25: 57
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–6W 28–17
3Week 3 · Sep 13TCUH2HIND SWC4–7W 38–10
4Week 4 · Sep 20Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC1–10W 42–35
5Week 5 · Sep 27South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 10–23
6Week 6 · Oct 4Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–6W 36–12
7Week 7 · Oct 11Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–8W 41–22
9Week 9 · Oct 25Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6L 10–16
10Week 10 · Nov 1WILLIAM & MARYUnranked—W 59–24
11Week 11 · Nov 8Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–5W 26–3
12Week 12 · Nov 15Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–2L 10–20
14Week 14 · Nov 29Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC3–8W 24–3
18Final · Jan 3Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–5–1W 34–27

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
2.040
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+22
-12+34
  • Florida +7
  • Michigan State +6
  • Tennessee +5
  • Ole Miss +5
  • TCU +4
  • Vanderbilt +3
  • Georgia Tech +3
  • Mississippi State +1
  • Auburn -2
  • South Carolina -4
  • Kentucky -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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.750 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28W14#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W3#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+11
+28
+7
-13
+24
+19
-6
+35
+23
-10
+21
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#61983#241984#191985#261986#141987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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