1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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

1988 Tennessee Volunteers football
1988 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1988 record	5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Walt Harris (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Donahue (4th season)
Captains	Keith DeLong; Nate Middlebrooks;
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1988 season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his 12th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the SEC). The Vols' offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 286 points.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	at No. 12 Georgia	No. 18	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–28	82,122
September 10	Duke*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 26–31	93,144
September 17	No. 9 LSU		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	TBS	L 9–34	92,849
September 24	at No. 4 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	CBS	L 6–38	83,687
October 1	Washington State*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 24–52	92,276
October 15	No. 20 Alabama		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		L 20–28	93,025
October 22	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 38–25	55,173
November 5	Boston College*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 10–7	90,030
November 12	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 20–12	27,686
November 19	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)		W 28–24	90,353
November 26	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 14–7	41,404
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Keith DeLong	Linebacker	1	28	San Francisco 49ers
Jeff Francis	Quarterback	6	140	Los Angeles Raiders

Reference:^[1]

References[]

^ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

[Draft-1] "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Third Saturday in October Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky Vanderbilt
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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