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SEC · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 27–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | W 34–9 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 4–6–1 | L 33–36 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | L 6–19 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | W 7–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 15–12 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 31–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | W 19–18 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | W 20–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 3–44 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 44–14 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 3 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 10–23 |
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).
- Auburn +10
- Alabama +9
- Texas A&M +7
- Tennessee +5
- Kentucky +5
- Ole Miss +5
- Tulane +5
- Mississippi State +1
- Miami -1
- Syracuse -2
- Florida -5
- Ohio State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -2
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.