Ohio State
B10 · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | W 26–9 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 10–42 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 8–4 | W 36–33 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 6–5–1 | L 12–31 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 8–3–1 | L 7–41 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | L 26–31 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 2–7–2 | W 13–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–5–1 | L 10–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 1–10 | W 34–12 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 6–4–3 | T 24–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 9–2–1 | L 31–34 |
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).
- Syracuse +10
- LSU +8
- Minnesota +2
- Wisconsin +1
- Iowa 0
- Michigan -2
- Indiana -3
- Pittsburgh -5
- Illinois -5
- Michigan State -5
- Purdue -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.409 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.