1988 LSU Tigers football team

1988 LSU Tigers football
1988 LSU Tigers football
SEC co-champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 10–23 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	8–4 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Archer (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pete Jenkins (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Mike Archer in his second season and finished with an overall record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 6–1 in the SEC), as Southeastern Conference (SEC) co-champion and with a loss against Syracuse in the Hall of Fame Bowl.^[1]

APNo. 19

Record8–4 (6–1 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	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 Texas A&M*	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	W 27–0	79,018	^[2]
September 17	11:30 a.m.	at Tennessee	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	TBS	W 34–9	92,849	^[3]
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at Ohio State*	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 33–36	90,584	^[4]
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Florida	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 6–19	74,264	^[5]
October 8	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 Auburn		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Earthquake Game, rivalry)	ESPN	W 7–6	79,431	^[6]
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 15–12	71,418	^[7]
October 29	11:30 a.m.	Ole Miss	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	TBS	W 31–20	79,114	^[8]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Alabama	No. 13	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	CBS	W 19–18	70,123	^[9]
November 12	11:30 a.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 12	Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	TBS	W 20–3	30,019	^[10]
November 19	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Miami (FL)*	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 3–44	79,528	^[11]
November 26	7:00 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	W 44–14	75,497	^[12]
January 2, 1989	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Syracuse*	No. 16	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	NBC	L 10–23	51,112	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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