Mississippi State
SEC · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 21–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 3–8 | L 20–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 35–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | L 0–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 10–31 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 21–38 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 0–33 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 34–53 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 3–20 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 22–27 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | L 6–33 |
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).
- Louisiana Tech +4
- Southern Miss -2
- Auburn -2
- Georgia -3
- Alabama -3
- LSU -4
- Florida -5
- Memphis -5
- Tulane -6
- Ole Miss -6
- Vanderbilt -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.091 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.