1988 LSU Tigers football team

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.

1988 LSU Tigers football
SEC co-champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 10–23 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
1988 record	8–4 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Archer (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pete Jenkins
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 80,140)

1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 19 LSU +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	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

Season

In the Tiger Bowl, LSU beat Auburn in what would be known as the Earthquake Game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 10 Texas A&M*	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	W 27–0	79,018
September 17	11:30 a.m.	at Tennessee	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	TBS	W 34–9	92,849
September 24	2:30 p.m.	at Ohio State*	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 33–36	90,584
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Florida	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 6–19	74,264
October 8	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 Auburn		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Earthquake Game / Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	W 7–6	79,431
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 15–12	71,418
October 29	11:30 a.m.	Ole Miss	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	TBS	W 31–20	79,114
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Alabama	No. 13	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	CBS	W 19–18	70,123
November 12	11:30 a.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 12	Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	TBS	W 20–3	30,019
November 19	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Miami (FL)*	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 3–44	79,528
November 26	7:00 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 16	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	W 44–14	75,497
January 2, 1989	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Syracuse*	No. 16	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	NBC	L 10–23	51,112
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 18 Stephen Harris Fr SS 19 Corey Raymond  Fr LB 54 Eric Hill Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Archer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm