1988 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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

1988 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
1988 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1988 record	1–10 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach	Rockey Felker (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Dyer Carlisle (1st as DC, 2nd overall season)
Home stadium	Scott Field; (Capacity: 40,656)
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. After winning the opener against Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs lost all 10 remaining games. The season is now commonly referred to as "Tech and Ten" by Bulldog fans.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 3	Louisiana Tech*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 21–14	^[2]
September 10	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	L 20–24
September 17	No. 7 Georgia	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 35–42
September 24	at No. 20 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	L 0–17
October 1	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee	L 10–31
October 15	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 21–38	^[3]
October 22	at No. 10 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 0–33
October 29	No. 19 Alabama	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 34–53	^[4]
November 12	No. 12 LSU	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 3–20
November 19	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans	L 22–27
November 26	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 6–33
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Strawn, Justin. "Is Louisiana Tech a Trap Game for Mississippi State?". MaroonandWhiteNation.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
^ "Workhorse Phillips carries State to 21–14 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USM regains momentum, slams the door on State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State comes on too little, too late to overtake Bama". The Clarion-Ledger. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2015

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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