1988 LSU Tigers football team

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1988 LSU Tigers football
SEC co-champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1988 record8–4 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPete Jenkins
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(Capacity: 80,140)
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 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.No. 10 Texas A&M*No. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVW 27–079,018
September 1711:30 a.m.at TennesseeNo. 9
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
TBSW 34–992,849
September 242:30 p.m.at Ohio State*No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCL 33–3690,584
October 12:30 p.m.at No. 17 FloridaNo. 14
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSL 6–1974,264
October 86:00 p.m.No. 4 Auburn
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Earthquake Game / Tiger Bowl)
ESPNW 7–679,431
October 157:00 p.m.KentuckyNo. 19
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 15–1271,418
October 2911:30 a.m.Ole MissdaggerNo. 13
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)
TBSW 31–2079,114
November 52:00 p.m.at No. 18 AlabamaNo. 13CBSW 19–1870,123
November 1211:30 a.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 12
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
TBSW 20–330,019
November 198:00 p.m.No. 3 Miami (FL)*No. 11
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNL 3–4479,528
November 267:00 p.m.Tulane*No. 16
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)
PPVW 44–1475,497
January 2, 198912:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Syracuse*No. 16
NBCL 10–2351,112
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1988 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 13 Tommy Hodson Jr
WR 49 Todd Kinchen Redshirt.svg Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 18 Stephen Harris Fr
SS 19 Corey Raymond Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 54 Eric Hill Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

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

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References[]

  1. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.


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