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San Diego State

WAC · 1988 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
7th
3–5 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 6–59
3Week 3 · Sep 13Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC5–7W 39–36
4Week 4 · Sep 20Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC3–6–2L 10–31
6Week 6 · Oct 4Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–6L 13–34
7Week 7 · Oct 11Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC11–2L 27–55
8Week 8 · Oct 18Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3L 30–32
9Week 9 · Oct 25Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10L 7–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5L 20–41
11Week 11 · Nov 8BYUH2HIND WAC9–4W 27–15
12Week 12 · Nov 15UTEPH2HIND WAC10–3L 7–58
13Week 13 · Nov 22New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10W 18–10

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
5.649
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-37+16
  • BYU +9
  • Air Force +5
  • New Mexico +2
  • UCLA -2
  • Wyoming -2
  • Hawai'i -3
  • UTEP -3
  • Utah -5
  • Stanford -6
  • Oregon -6
  • Colorado State -10

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 #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86W14#87Regular Season Final#87Post-Season W1#87Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-53
+3
-21
-21
-28
-2
-6
-21
+12
-51
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#921983#641984#531985#271986#701987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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