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American college football season
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.
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11
Texas A&M* | No. 17 | |
PPV | W 27–0 | 79,018 |
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September 17 | 11:30 a.m. | at
Tennessee | No. 9 | |
TBS | W 34–9 | 92,849 |
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September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at
Ohio State* | No. 7 | |
ABC | L 33–36 | 90,584 |
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October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 17
Florida | No. 14 | |
CBS | L 6–19 | 74,264 |
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October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4
Auburn | | |
ESPN | W 7–6 | 79,431 |
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October 15 | 7:00 p.m. |
Kentucky | No. 19 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| PPV | W 15–12 | 71,418 |
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October 29 | 11:30 a.m. |
Ole Miss | No. 13 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (
rivalry)
| TBS | W 31–20 | 79,114 |
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November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 18
Alabama | No. 13 | | CBS | W 19–18 | 70,123 |
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November 12 | 11:30 a.m. | at
Mississippi State | No. 12 | | TBS | W 20–3 | 30,019 |
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November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3
Miami (FL)* | No. 11 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| ESPN | L 3–44 | 79,528 |
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November 26 | 7:00 p.m. |
Tulane* | No. 16 | | PPV | W 44–14 | 75,497 |
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January 2, 1989 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 17
Syracuse* | No. 16 | |
NBC | L 10–23 | 51,112 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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Roster
1988 LSU 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
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Ed Zaunbrecher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Jesse Daigle – Running backs
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Jerry Sullivan – Wide receivers
- Marty Galbraith – Offensive line
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Pete Jenkins – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
- Joe Wessel – Inside linebackers
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John Mitchell – Outside linebackers
- John Fontes – Defensive backs
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
Roster
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
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"1988 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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"Tigers maul Aggies 27–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU cruises over struggling UT". The Jackson Sun. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Buckeye comeback drops LSU". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gator defense intercepts LSU". The Commercial Appeal. 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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"LSU drains Kentucky again". The Paducah Sun. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU dumps Ole Miss". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU outkicks Bama". Daily World. November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"LSU beats Miss. St. for share of SEC crown". The Jackson Sun. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Hurricanes make a disaster of Bengals". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Hudson helps LSU pull away from pesky Tulane". The Tampa Tribune. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Syracuse gains fame in win over LSU". Courier-Post. January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from
the original on December 21, 2007.
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