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1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (3rd season)
Home stadiumVanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10Mississippi StateW 24–2041,365[1]
September 17at Rutgers*W 31–3023,477[2]
September 24at No. 13 AlabamaL 10–4470,123[3]
October 1Duke*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 15–1739,372[4]
October 8at No. 15 GeorgiaL 22–4181,804[5]
October 15No. 20 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
TBSW 24–941,000[6]
October 22Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 28–3641,276[7]
November 5at KentuckyL 13–1444,105[8]
November 12at Army*L 19–2440,339[9]
November 19at Memphis State*L 9–2821,212[10]
November 26Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 7–1441,404[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Single Gromos play accounts for Vanderbilt win". Enterprise-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rutgers takes it on the chin". Asbury Park Press. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tide swamps Commodores; victory costly". The Tennessean. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke downs Vanderbilt". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Dogs' back ignores pain, beats Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Power of gold helps Vanderbilt down Florida". The Jackson Sun. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ole Miss just keeeps rolling along". The Sun Herald. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clark's kick, VU fall short 14–13". The Tennessean. November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Army march hands VU losing year". The Tennessean. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Memphis State downs Vanderbilt 28–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davis sparks UT victory". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1988 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.