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Temple

FBSI · 1988 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
79
1930–2026
All-Time Record
349–462–26
0.432 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1934
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 7
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 6 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 21–31
3Week 3 · Sep 13Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC9–3L 0–37
4Week 4 · Sep 20Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 12–7
6Week 6 · Oct 4Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 9–45
8Week 8 · Oct 18Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 7–42
9Week 9 · Oct 25California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–5–1L 14–31
10Week 10 · Nov 1Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 35–30
11Week 11 · Nov 8East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI3–8L 17–34
12Week 12 · Nov 15Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 37–17
13Week 13 · Nov 22Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 10–15
14Week 14 · Nov 29Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 45–28

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
5.118
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-20
-36+16
  • Rutgers +5
  • Akron +5
  • Navy +3
  • Boston College +3
  • Syracuse -2
  • Alabama -3
  • Pittsburgh -5
  • California -5
  • Penn State -6
  • Tulsa -7
  • East Carolina -8

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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.364 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#80W14#79Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W1#79Post-Season W3#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
-37
+5
-36
-35
-17
+5
-17
+20
-5
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#661983#491984#791985#361986#921987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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