1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1988 Georgia Bulldogs football
1988 Georgia Bulldogs football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–27 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	9–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (25th season);
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (9th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.^[1]

CoachesNo. 15

APNo. 15

Record9–3 (5–2 SEC)

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1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 19 LSU +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Georgia	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Alabama	4	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Florida	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	No. 18 Tennessee	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–17	82,122	^[2]
September 10	TCU*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 38–10	72,680	^[3]
September 17	at Mississippi State	No. 7	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 42–35	35,364	^[4]
September 24	at No. 14 South Carolina*	No. 6	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	TBS	L 10–23	74,800	^[5]
October 1	Ole Miss	No. 15	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 36–12	82,077	^[6]
October 8	Vanderbilt	No. 15	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 41–22	81,804	^[7]
October 22	at Kentucky	No. 11	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	TBS	L 10–16	50,416	^[8]
October 29	William & Mary*	No. 18	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 59–24	80,712	^[9]
November 5	vs. Florida	No. 19	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	TBS	W 26–3	81,958	^[10]
November 12	at No. 9 Auburn	No. 17	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	CBS	L 10–20	85,214	^[11]
November 26	Georgia Tech*	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	TBS	W 24–3	82,011	^[12]
January 1, 1989	vs. Michigan State*	No. 19	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–27	76,236	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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