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Indiana

B10 · 1988 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3–1
0.708 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
512–692–38
0.428 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2025
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC0–11W 41–14
4Week 4 · Sep 20Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6W 36–15
5Week 5 · Sep 27Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B83–7–1T 28–28
6Week 6 · Oct 4Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–8–1W 48–17
7Week 7 · Oct 11Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB104–6–1W 41–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB102–7–2W 33–13
9Week 9 · Oct 25Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB109–2–1L 6–31
10Week 10 · Nov 1Iowa (IOWA)H2HB106–4–3W 45–34
11Week 11 · Nov 8Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–5–1L 20–21
12Week 12 · Nov 15Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB106–5–1L 12–38
13Week 13 · Nov 22Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–7W 52–7
18Final · Jan 3South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 34–10

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
2.154
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-12+31
  • South Carolina +8
  • Iowa +6
  • Kentucky +5
  • Ohio State +4
  • Purdue +4
  • Northwestern +2
  • Minnesota +2
  • Rice 0
  • Missouri 0
  • Michigan -2
  • Illinois -5
  • Michigan State -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 #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.708 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33W14#33Regular Season Final#32Post-Season W1#32Post-Season W3#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+21
0
+31
+34
+20
-25
+11
-1
-26
+45
+24

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

Final Rank by Season
#871983#1041984#761985#621986#291987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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