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SWC · 1988 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
6th
2–5 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
684–562–50
0.547 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1938, 2010, 2022
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC9–3L 10–38
4Week 4 · Sep 20Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC2–8–1W 49–12
5Week 5 · Sep 27Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 31–17
6Week 6 · Oct 4Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 10–53
7Week 7 · Oct 11Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC0–11W 21–10
8Week 8 · Oct 18BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 18–31
9Week 9 · Oct 25Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC6–5W 24–14
10Week 10 · Nov 1Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC9–3L 12–40
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–6L 10–23
12Week 12 · Nov 15Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC4–7L 21–30
13Week 13 · Nov 22Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–5L 0–18

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
4.773
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-30+11
  • Baylor +6
  • Boston College +3
  • Bowling Green +2
  • Rice 0
  • Arkansas -2
  • Georgia -3
  • Houston -3
  • BYU -4
  • Texas A&M -5
  • Texas Tech -6
  • Texas -7

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 #75Better than 46%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.364 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75W14#77Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W1#77Post-Season W3#75Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-28
+37
+14
-43
+11
-13
+10
-28
-13
-9
-18

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

Final Rank by Season
#981983#381984#961985#901986#481987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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