1988 Auburn Tigers football team
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.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 10 |
Kentucky |
#7 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
TBS |
W 20–10 |
60,000 |
September 17 |
Kansas* |
#6 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
|
W 56–7 |
55,700 |
September 24 |
Tennessee |
#4 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
CBS |
W 38–6 |
83,687 |
October 1 |
North Carolina* |
#4 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
|
W 47–21 |
73,611 |
October 8 |
at LSU |
#4 |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Earthquake Game) |
ESPN |
L 6–7 |
79,431 |
October 15 |
Akron* |
#12 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
|
W 42–0 |
61,300 |
October 22 |
Mississippi State |
#10 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
|
W 33–0 |
67,300 |
October 29 |
at Florida |
#9 |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL |
ESPN |
W 16–0 |
75,199 |
November 5 |
Southern Miss* |
#9 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
|
W 38–8 |
73,787 |
November 12 |
#17 Georgia |
#9 |
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) |
CBS |
W 20–10 |
85,214 |
November 25 |
vs. #17 Alabama |
#7 |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) |
CBS |
W 15–10 |
75,962 |
January 2 |
vs. #4 Florida State* |
#7 |
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) |
ABC |
L 7–13 |
75,098 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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