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Texas Tech

SWC · 1988 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
5th
4–3 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6NORTH TEXASUnranked—L 24–29
3Week 3 · Sep 13Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–4L 19–35
5Week 5 · Sep 27Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC6–5W 36–6
6Week 6 · Oct 4Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–5L 15–50
7Week 7 · Oct 11Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 10–31
8Week 8 · Oct 18Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC0–11W 38–36
10Week 10 · Nov 1Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC4–7W 33–32
11Week 11 · Nov 8TCUH2HIND SWC4–7W 23–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15LAMARUnranked—W 59–28
13Week 13 · Nov 22Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC9–3L 29–30
15Regular Season Final · Dec 6Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B810–2L 42–45

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
3.954
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-16+14
  • Baylor +6
  • Texas +4
  • TCU +4
  • Rice 0
  • Arkansas -2
  • Oklahoma State -2
  • Houston -3
  • Arizona -4
  • Texas A&M -5

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 #65Better than 53%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.455 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63W14#66Regular Season Final#66Post-Season W1#67Post-Season W3#65Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
-16
+30
-35
-21
+2
+1
+13
+31
-1
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#751983#761984#701985#341986#371987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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