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1988 LSU Tigers football Conference Southeastern Conference AP No. 19 1988 record 8–4 (6–1 SEC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Ed Zaunbrecher (4th season)Offensive scheme Multiple Defensive coordinator Pete Jenkins Base defense 3–4 Home stadium Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 80,140)Seasons
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 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 p.m. No. 10 Texas A&M * No. 18 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )PPV W 27–079,018
September 17 11:30 a.m. at Tennessee No. 9 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN TBS W 34–992,849
September 24 2:30 p.m. at Ohio State * No. 9 ABC L 33–3690,584
October 1 2:30 p.m. at No. 17 Florida No. 14 Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry )CBS L 6–1974,264
October 8 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Auburn Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Earthquake Game / Tiger Bowl ) ESPN W 7–679,431
October 15 7:00 p.m. Kentucky No. 19 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 15–1271,418
October 29 11:30 a.m. Ole Miss No. 13 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl ) TBS W 31–2079,114
November 5 2:00 p.m. at No. 18 Alabama No. 13 CBS W 19–1870,123
November 12 11:30 a.m. at Mississippi State No. 12 Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry )TBS W 20–330,019
November 19 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Miami (FL) * No. 11 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN L 3–4479,528
November 26 7:00 p.m. Tulane * No. 16 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag ) PPV W 44–1475,497
January 2, 1989 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 17 Syracuse * No. 16 NBC L 10–2351,112
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster [ ]
Team players drafted into the NFL [ ]
Player
Position
Round
Pick
NFL team
Eric Hill
Linebacker
1
10
Arizona Cardinals
[1]
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Head coaches
All-Americans
LSU Hall of Fame inductees
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
NFL draftees
Statistical leaders
Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold
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