1988 Memphis State Tigers football team

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1988 Memphis State Tigers football
1988 Memphis State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
1988 record	6–5
Head coach	Charlie Bailey (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Kuharchek (3rd season)
Home stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 62,380)
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Memphis Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Charlie Bailey. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 6–24	32,036
September 10	Arkansas State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	W 9–7	28,505
September 17	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville,KY (rivalry)	L 18–29	22,476
September 24	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 19–20	26,426
October 1	Mississippi State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 31–10	36,601
October 8	at No. 14 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 17–11	73,194
October 22	Tennessee	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 25–38	55,173
October 29	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Black and Blue Bowl)	L 27–34	25,594	^[1]
November 5	Southwestern Louisiana	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 20–3	18,174
November 12	Tulsa	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 26–20	19,102
November 19	Vanderbilt	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 28–9	21,212
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

v t Memphis Tigers football
Venues	Red Elm Park (alternate) (1912–1915) Russwood Park (alternate) (1915–1928) Hodges Field (alternate) (1929–1935) The Fairgrounds Stadium (alternate) (1936–1937) Crump Stadium (1934–64) Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas State: Paint Bucket Bowl Cincinnati Louisville Ole Miss Southern Miss: Black and Blue Bowl UAB: Battle for the Bones
Culture & lore	TOM (mascot) "" Mighty Sound of the South Miami Beach Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 1943–1946 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll