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American college football season
The 1988 Auburn Tigers football team represented
Auburn University in the
1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by
Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won its second consecutive
Southeastern Conference (SEC) title, sharing it with
LSU. LSU handed Auburn its only conference loss of the year 7–6, in a game referred to as the
"Earthquake Game". Auburn lost to
Florida State, 13–7, in the
1989 Sugar Bowl.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 |
Kentucky | No. 7 | |
TBS | W 20–10 | 67,000 |
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September 17 |
Kansas* | No. 6 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 56–7 | 55,700 |
[3] |
September 24 |
Tennessee | No. 4 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (
rivalry)
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CBS | W 38–6 | 83,687 |
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October 1 |
North Carolina* | No. 4 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 47–21 | 73,611 |
[5] |
October 8 | at
LSU | No. 4 | |
ESPN | L 6–7 | 79,431 |
[6] |
October 15 |
Akron* | No. 12 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 42–0 | 61,300 |
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October 22 |
Mississippi State | No. 10 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 33–0 | 67,300 |
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October 29 | at
Florida | No. 9 | | ESPN | W 16–0 | 75,199 |
[9] |
November 5 |
Southern Miss* | No. 9 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL
| | W 38–8 | 73,787 |
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November 12 | No. 17
Georgia | No. 9 | - Jordan-Hare Stadium
- Auburn, AL (
rivalry)
| CBS | W 20–10 | 85,214 |
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November 25 | at No. 17
Alabama | No. 7 | | CBS | W 15–10 | 75,962 |
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January 2 | vs. No. 4
Florida State* | No. 7 | |
ABC | L 7–13 | 61,934 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1988 Auburn Tigers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
Roster
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Coaches Poll | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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References
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"1988 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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"Tigers won't celebrate 20–10 victory". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn once again too strong for KU". The Kansas City Star. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Vols lose to Auburn". Bristol Herald Courier. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn pounds Carolina, 47–21". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU rallies past Auburn 7–6 on Fuller's last-chance TD". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"No surprises: Auburn 42–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn hammers dazed State 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers maul Gators 16–0". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers blitz USM with 21 in first". The Selma Times-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Sweet dreams turn sour for Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Big-play Tigers stop Tide". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"'Prime Time' steals the show". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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