1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record3–8 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dick Hopkins (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 LSU + 6 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 8 Auburn + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 15 Georgia 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 17 Alabama 4 –3 –09 –3 –0
Florida 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Mississippi State 0 –7 –01 –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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Mississippi State
W 24–2041,365 [1]
September 17at Rutgers *
W 31–3023,477 [2]
September 24at No. 13 Alabama
L 10–4470,123 [3]
October 1 Duke *
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
L 15–1739,372 [4]
October 8at No. 15 Georgia
L 22–4181,804 [5]
October 15No. 20 Florida
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
 TBS W 24–941,000 [6]
October 22 Ole Miss
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 28–3641,276 [7]
November 5at Kentucky
L 13–1444,105 [8]
November 12at Army *
L 19–2440,339 [9]
November 19at Memphis State *
L 9–2821,212 [10]
November 26 Tennessee
  • 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

  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.
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