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Utah State

BW · 1988 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–3 in BW

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B811–2L 13–63
3Week 3 · Sep 13Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B83–7–1L 21–35
5Week 5 · Sep 27New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BW1–10W 32–20
6Week 6 · Oct 4BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 3–38
7Week 7 · Oct 11Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND BW3–9W 31–24
8Week 8 · Oct 18Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND BW10–2L 10–51
9Week 9 · Oct 25San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND BW4–8L 31–36
10Week 10 · Nov 1Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND BW2–9W 23–20
11Week 11 · Nov 8UNLVH2HIND BW4–7W 17–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–5L 21–42
13Week 13 · Nov 22CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND BW5–6L 13–23

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
5.445
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-24
-34+10
  • UNLV +4
  • Long Beach State +3
  • Pacific +2
  • New Mexico State +1
  • Nebraska -2
  • Fresno State -2
  • BYU -4
  • Utah -5
  • CAL State Fullerton -6
  • Missouri -7
  • San José State -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 #85Better than 39%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85W14#85Regular Season Final#85Post-Season W1#85Post-Season W3#85Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-50
-14
+12
-35
+7
-41
-5
+3
+7
-21
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#581983#951984#861985#911986#611987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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