Tennessee
SEC · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 9–3 | L 17–28 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 7–3–1 | L 26–31 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 8–4 | L 9–34 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 6–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 9–3 | L 24–52 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 20–28 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 38–25 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 10–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 20–12 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 28–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 14–7 |
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).
- Memphis +6
- Ole Miss +5
- Kentucky +5
- Boston College +3
- Vanderbilt +3
- Auburn -2
- Georgia -3
- Duke -3
- Washington State -3
- Alabama -3
- LSU -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 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.