1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1988 Georgia Bulldogs football
1988 Georgia Bulldogs football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–27 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
1988 record	9–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (25th season);
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium (82,122)
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	No. 18 Tennessee	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–17	82,122
September 10	TCU*	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 38–10	72,680
September 17	at Mississippi State	No. 7	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 42–35	35,364
September 24	at No. 14 South Carolina*	No. 6	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	TBS	L 10–23	74,800
October 1	Ole Miss	No. 15	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 36–12	82,077
October 8	Vanderbilt	No. 15	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 41–22	81,804
October 22	at Kentucky	No. 11	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	TBS	L 10–16	50,416
October 29	William & Mary*	No. 18	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 59–24	80,712
November 5	vs. Florida	No. 19	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	TBS	W 26–3	81,958
November 12	at No. 9 Auburn	No. 17	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	L 10–20	85,214
November 26	Georgia Tech*	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	TBS	W 24–3	82,011
January 1, 1989	vs. Michigan State*	No. 19	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–27	76,236
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Shelly Anderson
TE		Chris Broom
RB		Brian Cleveland
OL		Will Colley
RB		Alphonso Ellis
RB		Rodney Hampton
RB		Keith Henderson
WR		Sean Hummings
QB		Wayne Johnson
WR		Arthur Marshall
OL		Curt Mull
TE		Troy Sadowski
QB		Greg Talley
WR		John Thomas
RB		Larry Ware
TE		Kirk Warner
OL		Todd Wheeler
RB		Tim Worley

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Rusty Beasley
LB		Brent Collins
LB		Demetrius Douglas
DL		Paul Giles
DL		Bill Goldberg
DB		Vince Guthrie
DB		David Hargett
LB		Mo Lewis
DL		Wycliffe Lovelace
DB		Ben Smith
LB		Richard Tardits
LB		Terrie Webster

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Steve Crumley
P		Joey Hester
K		John Kasay

Roster
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Culture & lore	History Hairy Dawg Uga "Glory, Glory" Georgia Redcoat Marching Band First forward pass 1927 Yale game
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National championship seasons in bold

1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	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