1988 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1988 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record75 (61 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator R. C. Slocum (9th season)
Home stadium Kyle Field
(Capacity: 72,387)
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 0 010 2 0
Texas A&M* 6 1 07 5 0
No. 18 Houston 5 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 4 3 05 6 0
Baylor 2 5 06 5 0
Texas 2 5 04 7 0
TCU 2 5 04 7 0
Rice 0 7 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 27vs. No. 2 Nebraska *No. 10 Raycom L 14–2358,172
September 3at No. 17 LSU *No. 11 PPV L 0–2779,018 [1]
September 24at No. 18 Oklahoma State *L 15–5250,440
October 1 Texas Tech W 50–1563,822
October 8at Houston W 30–1642,361
October 15 Baylor
W 28–1467,884
October 22 Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 24–1053,727
November 5 Louisiana Tech *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 56–1748,023 [2]
November 12at No. 11 Arkansas L 20–2553,818
November 19 TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 18–052,969
November 24at Texas ESPN W 28–2477,809
December 1No. 20 Alabama *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ESPNL 10–3059,152 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Tigers maul Aggies 27–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "A&M's 24-point third quarter sinks Louisiana Tech, 56–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 6, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Alabama blows Aggies away in 4th quarter". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com