Michigan State
B10 · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 13–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 3–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 7–30 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 6–4–3 | T 10–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–2–1 | L 3–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 2–8–1 | W 36–3 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 6–5–1 | W 28–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 4–6–1 | W 20–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 48–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 8–3–1 | W 38–12 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 36–0 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 3 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 9–3 | L 27–34 |
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).
- Indiana +8
- Illinois +6
- Ohio State +4
- Purdue +4
- Northwestern +2
- Wisconsin +1
- Notre Dame 0
- Iowa 0
- Florida State -1
- Michigan -2
- Georgia -3
- Rutgers -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.542 Win % · No change
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.