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WAC · 1988 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
120
1905–2026
All-Time Record
707–468–30
0.599 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1928
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13IDAHO STATEUnranked—W 41–16
4Week 4 · Sep 20Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–5–1L 24–35
5Week 5 · Sep 27Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC9–3L 20–48
6Week 6 · Oct 4UTEPH2HIND WAC10–3L 28–38
7Week 7 · Oct 11New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC2–10W 33–27
8Week 8 · Oct 18Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC5–7L 49–56
9Week 9 · Oct 25Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC11–2L 18–61
10Week 10 · Nov 1San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC3–8W 41–20
11Week 11 · Nov 8Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 46–7
12Week 12 · Nov 15Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW4–7W 42–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22BYUH2HIND WAC9–4W 57–28

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
3.282
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-20+19
  • BYU +9
  • Utah State +4
  • San Diego State +3
  • New Mexico +2
  • Colorado State +1
  • Wyoming -2
  • Hawai'i -3
  • UTEP -3
  • Illinois -5
  • Air Force -7

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 #50Better than 64%
Win % Place 44thBetter than 69%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50W14#50Regular Season Final#50Post-Season W1#50Post-Season W3#50Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
-11
-28
-10
+6
-7
-43
+21
+39
+21
+29

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

Final Rank by Season
#551983#511984#391985#931986#781987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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