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1988 Auburn Tigers football team

1988 Auburn Tigers football
SEC co-champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Hall (4th season)
Home stadiumJordan-Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10KentuckyNo. 7
TBSW 20–1067,000[2]
September 17Kansas*No. 6
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 56–755,700[3]
September 24TennesseeNo. 4
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
CBSW 38–683,687[4]
October 1North Carolina*No. 4
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 47–2173,611[5]
October 8at LSUNo. 4
ESPNL 6–779,431[6]
October 15Akron*No. 12
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 42–061,300[7]
October 22Mississippi StateNo. 10
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 33–067,300[8]
October 29at FloridaNo. 9
ESPNW 16–075,199[9]
November 5Southern Miss*daggerNo. 9
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 38–873,787[10]
November 12No. 17 GeorgiaNo. 9
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
CBSW 20–1085,214[11]
November 25at No. 17 AlabamaNo. 7
CBSW 15–1075,962[12]
January 2vs. No. 4 Florida State*No. 7
ABCL 7–1361,934[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1988 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TB 10 James Joseph So
TE 86 Walter Reeves Sr
QB 17 Reggie Slack Jr
WR 85 Lawyer Tillman Sr
WR 14 Freddy Weygand  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 35 Carlo Cheattom Sr
LB 56 Smokey Hodge Sr
DB 39 Charles Kelly
CB 27 Eric Ramsey So
DT 74 Tracy Rocker Sr
DT 96 Benji Roland Sr
LB 90 Brian Smith Sr
DE 92 Ron Stallworth Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 1 Brian Shulman Sr
K 3 Jim Von Wyl Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Further information: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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References

  1. ^ "1988 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tigers won't celebrate 20–10 victory". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn once again too strong for KU". The Kansas City Star. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vols lose to Auburn". Bristol Herald Courier. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn pounds Carolina, 47–21". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "No surprises: Auburn 42–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn hammers dazed State 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers maul Gators 16–0". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers blitz USM with 21 in first". The Selma Times-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sweet dreams turn sour for Bulldogs". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Big-play Tigers stop Tide". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "'Prime Time' steals the show". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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