1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his third season and finished with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8 overall, 2–5 in the SEC).

1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1988 record3–8 (2–5 SEC)
Head coachWatson Brown (3rd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10Mississippi StateW 24–20
September 17at Rutgers*W 31–30
September 24at No. 13 AlabamaL 10–44
October 1Duke*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 15–17
October 8at No. 15 GeorgiaL 22–41
October 15No. 20 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
W 24–9
October 22Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 28–36
November 5at Kentucky
L 13–14
November 12at Army*L 19–24
November 19at Memphis State*L 9–28
November 26Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1988 Vanderbilt football schedule[1]

References

  1. "1988 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.


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