American college football season
The 1988 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was led by Mike Archer in his second season and finished with an overall record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 6–1 in the SEC), as Southeastern Conference (SEC) co-champion and with a loss against Syracuse in the Hall of Fame Bowl .[1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Texas A&M * No. 17 PPV W 27–079,018 [2]
September 17 11:30 a.m. at Tennessee No. 9 TBS W 34–992,849 [3]
September 24 2:30 p.m. at Ohio State * No. 7 ABC L 33–3690,584 [4]
October 1 2:30 p.m. at No. 17 Florida No. 14 CBS L 6–1974,264 [5]
October 8 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Auburn ESPN W 7–679,431 [6]
October 15 7:00 p.m. Kentucky No. 19 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA PPV W 15–1271,418 [7]
October 29 11:30 a.m. Ole Miss No. 13 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry ) TBS W 31–2079,114 [8]
November 5 2:00 p.m. at No. 18 Alabama No. 13 CBS W 19–1870,123 [9]
November 12 11:30 a.m. at Mississippi State No. 12 TBS W 20–330,019 [10]
November 19 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Miami (FL) * No. 11 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPN L 3–4479,528 [11]
November 26 7:00 p.m. Tulane * No. 16 PPV W 44–1475,497 [12]
January 2, 1989 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 17 Syracuse * No. 16 NBC L 10–2351,112 [13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster
1988 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Ed Zaunbrecher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Jesse Daigle – Running backs
Jerry Sullivan – Wide receivers
Marty Galbraith – Offensive line
Pete Jenkins – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
Joe Wessel – Inside linebackers
John Mitchell – Outside linebackers
John Fontes – Defensive backs
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Team players drafted into the NFL
[14]
References
^ "1988 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023 .
^ "Tigers maul Aggies 27–0" . San Angelo Standard-Times . September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU cruises over struggling UT" . The Jackson Sun . September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Buckeye comeback drops LSU" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gator defense intercepts LSU" . The Commercial Appeal . October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU rallies past Auburn 7–6 on Fuller's last-chance TD" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU drains Kentucky again" . The Paducah Sun . October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU dumps Ole Miss" . Alexandria Daily Town Talk . October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU outkicks Bama" . Daily World . November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU beats Miss. St. for share of SEC crown" . The Jackson Sun . November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hurricanes make a disaster of Bengals" . The Commercial Appeal . November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hudson helps LSU pull away from pesky Tulane" . The Tampa Tribune . November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Syracuse gains fame in win over LSU" . Courier-Post . January 3, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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