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SWC · 1988 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
78
1949–2026
All-Time Record
476–386–15
0.551 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
2011
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 7 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 7 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 60–0
4Week 4 · Sep 20Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B83–7–1W 31–7
6Week 6 · Oct 4Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC6–5W 27–24
7Week 7 · Oct 11Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–5L 16–30
8Week 8 · Oct 18Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 82–28
9Week 9 · Oct 25Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 21–26
10Week 10 · Nov 1TCUH2HIND SWC4–7W 40–12
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC4–7W 66–15
12Week 12 · Nov 15Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC11–2W 34–10
13Week 13 · Nov 22Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–6W 30–29
14Week 14 · Nov 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC0–11W 45–14
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC9–3L 22–24

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
1.645
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+31
-10+41
  • Wyoming +11
  • Baylor +6
  • Texas Tech +5
  • Louisiana Tech +4
  • Tulsa +4
  • TCU +4
  • Texas +4
  • Missouri +3
  • Rice 0
  • Arkansas -2
  • Washington State -3
  • Texas A&M -5

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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.750 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#11W14#12Regular Season Final#12Post-Season W1#16Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+60
+24
+3
-14
+54
-5
+28
+51
+24
+1
+31
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#791983#421984#671985#961986#671987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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