1988 LSU Tigers football team

1988 LSU Tigers football
SEC co-champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 10–23 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#19
1988 record	8–4 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Archer (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pete Jenkins
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 80,140)

1988 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#19 LSU +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#15 Georgia	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#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

The 1988 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The LSU offense scored 249 points while the defense allowed 204 points.

Season

In the Tiger Bowl, LSU beat Auburn in what would be known as the Earthquake Game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	#10 Texas A&M*	#18	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 27–0	79,018
September 17	11:30 AM	at Tennessee	#9	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	W 34–9	92,849
September 24	2:30 PM	at #18 Ohio State*	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 33–36	90,584
October 1	2:30 PM	at #17 Florida	#14	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 6–19	74,264
October 8	6:00 PM	#4 Auburn		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Earthquake Game)	ESPN	W 7–6	79,431
October 15	7:00 PM	Kentucky	#19	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 15–12	71,418
October 29	11:30 AM	Ole Miss	#13	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	TBS	W 31–20	79,114
November 5	2:00 PM	at #18 Alabama	#13	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	W 19–18	70,123
November 12	11:30 AM	at Mississippi State	#12	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	TBS	W 20–3	30,019
November 19	8:00 PM	#3 Miami (FL)*	#11	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 3–44	79,528
November 26	7:00 PM	Tulane*	#16	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 44–14	75,497
January 2	12:00 PM	vs. #17 Syracuse*	#16	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	NBC	L 10–23	51,112
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
Eric Hill	Linebacker	1	10	Arizona Cardinals

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References

LSU Tigers football

Venues	State Field (1893–1924) Tiger Stadium (1924–present) Charles McClendon Practice Facility LSU Football Operations Center LSU Indoor Practice Facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Mississippi State Ole Miss: Magnolia Bowl Texas A&M Tulane: Battle for the Rag

Culture & lore	Championships History Traditions Mike the Tiger Marching band Songs of LSU Golden Girls & Colorguard LSU Cheerleaders Chinese Bandits Cannon's Halloween Run Earthquake Game Bluegrass Miracle 2011 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches All-Americans LSU Hall of Fame inductees College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Southeastern Conference football champions

Alabama (1933) Alabama (1934) LSU (1935) LSU (1936) Alabama (1937) Tennessee (1938) Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & Tulane (1939) Tennessee (1940) Mississippi State (1941) Georgia (1942) Georgia Tech (1943) Georgia Tech (1944) Alabama (1945) Georgia & Tennessee (1946) Ole Miss (1947) Georgia (1948) Tulane (1949) Kentucky (1950) Georgia Tech & Tennessee (1951) Georgia Tech (1952) Alabama (1953) Ole Miss (1954) Ole Miss (1955) Tennessee (1956) Auburn (1957) LSU (1958) Georgia (1959) Ole Miss (1960) Alabama & LSU (1961) Ole Miss (1962) Ole Miss (1963) Alabama (1964) Alabama (1965) Alabama & Georgia (1966) Tennessee (1967) Georgia (1968) Tennessee (1969) LSU (1970) Alabama (1971) Alabama (1972) Alabama (1973) Alabama (1974) Alabama (1975) Georgia (1976) Alabama (1977) Alabama (1978) Alabama (1979) Georgia (1980) Alabama & Georgia (1981) Georgia (1982) Auburn (1983) Florida (1984) vacated Tennessee (1985) LSU (1986) Auburn (1987) Auburn & LSU (1988) Alabama, Auburn, & Tennessee (1989) Tennessee (1990) Florida (1991) Alabama (1992) Florida (1993) Florida (1994) Florida (1995) Florida (1996) Tennessee (1997) Tennessee (1998) Alabama (1999) Florida (2000) LSU (2001) Georgia (2002) LSU (2003) Auburn (2004) Georgia (2005) Florida (2006) LSU (2007) Florida (2008) Alabama (2009) Auburn (2010) LSU (2011) Alabama (2012) Auburn (2013) Alabama (2014) Alabama (2015)

National championships in bold

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