Pittsburgh
FBSI · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 | NORTHERN IOWA | Unranked | — | W 59–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 4–6–1 | W 42–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 10–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 31–34 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 20–30 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 42–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 52–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 20–10 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 14–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 8–3–1 | L 3–14 |
| 15 | Regular Season Final · Dec 6 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 7–24 |
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).
- Rutgers +5
- Penn State +5
- Ohio State +4
- Temple +4
- Navy +3
- Notre Dame 0
- West Virginia -1
- Syracuse -2
- NC State -3
- Boston College -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 Win % · Change 2
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.