West Virginia
FBSI · 1988 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare West Virginia head-to-head · History & Eras
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H |  MAC | 2–8–1 | W 62–14 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2H | IND BW | 5–6 | W 45–10 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | W 55–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 31–10 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 22–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 30–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 59–19 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 51–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 51–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 35–25 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | W 31–9 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 3 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 21–34 |
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).
- Syracuse +10
- Pittsburgh +6
- CAL State Fullerton +5
- Maryland +5
- Penn State +5
- Rutgers +5
- Virginia Tech +3
- East Carolina +3
- Boston College +3
- Cincinnati +3
- Bowling Green +2
- Notre Dame 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 Win % · No change
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.