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SWC · 1988 Season · Final

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

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
923–388–32
0.699 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1941, 1947, 1963 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 69
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 6–47
4Week 4 · Sep 20New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10W 47–0
5Week 5 · Sep 27NORTH TEXASUnranked—W 27–24
6Week 6 · Oct 4Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC0–11W 20–13
7Week 7 · Oct 11Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B89–3L 13–28
8Week 8 · Oct 18Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 24–27
10Week 10 · Nov 1Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–6L 32–33
11Week 11 · Nov 8Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC9–3L 15–66
12Week 12 · Nov 15TCUH2HIND SWC4–7W 30–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC6–5L 14–17
14Week 14 · Nov 29Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–5L 24–28

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
4.813
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-22
-28+6
  • TCU +4
  • New Mexico +2
  • Rice 0
  • Arkansas -2
  • Oklahoma -3
  • Houston -3
  • BYU -4
  • Baylor -5
  • Texas A&M -5
  • Texas Tech -6

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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.364 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#74W14#75Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W1#76Post-Season W3#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-41
+47
+3
+7
-15
-3
-1
-51
+9
-3
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#51983#301984#291985#591986#301987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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