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North Carolina

ACC · 1988 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–10
0.091 Win %
Conference
8th
1–6 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 10–31
3Week 3 · Sep 13Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B89–3L 0–28
5Week 5 · Sep 27Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 34–38
6Week 6 · Oct 4Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–2L 21–47
7Week 7 · Oct 11Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC6–4–1L 24–42
8Week 8 · Oct 18NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–3–1L 3–48
9Week 9 · Oct 25Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC3–8W 20–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–6L 38–41
11Week 11 · Nov 8Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2L 14–37
12Week 12 · Nov 15Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC7–4L 24–27
13Week 13 · Nov 22Duke (DUKE)H2HACC7–3–1L 29–35

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
6.252
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-31
-34+3
  • Georgia Tech +3
  • Auburn -2
  • Clemson -2
  • Oklahoma -3
  • Louisville -3
  • NC State -3
  • Duke -3
  • South Carolina -4
  • Wake Forest -4
  • Virginia -4
  • Maryland -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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.091 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90W14#90Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W1#90Post-Season W3#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-21
-28
-4
-26
-18
-45
+3
-3
-23
-3
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#361983#581984#521985#321986#551987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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