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Ole Miss

SEC · 1988 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
8th
3–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
705–533–34
0.568 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1960
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 11 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 24–6
3Week 3 · Sep 13Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC7–5L 15–27
4Week 4 · Sep 20Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 13–21
6Week 6 · Oct 4Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC9–3L 12–36
7Week 7 · Oct 11Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–3W 22–12
8Week 8 · Oct 18ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—W 25–22
9Week 9 · Oct 25Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–8W 36–28
10Week 10 · Nov 1LSUH2HSEC8–4L 20–31
11Week 11 · Nov 8Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 9–14
12Week 12 · Nov 15Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–6L 12–20
14Week 14 · Nov 29Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC1–10W 33–6

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
3.701
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-26+19
  • Alabama +9
  • Memphis +6
  • Vanderbilt +3
  • Mississippi State +1
  • Arkansas -2
  • Georgia -3
  • LSU -4
  • Florida -5
  • Tulane -6
  • Tennessee -6

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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#61W14#61Regular Season Final#61Post-Season W1#61Post-Season W3#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
-12
-8
-24
+10
+3
+8
-11
-5
-8
+27

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

Final Rank by Season
#531983#721984#621985#191986#831987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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