1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
1988 record | 5–6 (3–4 SEC) |
Head coach | Johnny Majors (12th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Walt Harris (6th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ken Donahue (4th season) |
Captain | Keith DeLong |
Captain | Nate Middlebrooks |
Home stadium | Neyland Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1988 season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his 12th year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–4 in the SEC). The Vols' offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 286 points.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 3 | at No. 12 Georgia | No. 18 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry) | ESPN | L 17–28 | 82,122 | |||
September 10 | Duke* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 26–31 | 93,144 | |||||
September 17 | No. 9 LSU | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | TBS | L 9–34 | 92,849 | ||||
September 24 | at No. 4 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | CBS | L 6–38 | 83,687 | ||||
October 1 | Washington State* | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 24–52 | 92,276 | |||||
October 15 | No. 20 Alabama | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) | L 20–28 | 93,025 | |||||
October 22 | at Memphis State* | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 38–25 | 55,173 | |||||
November 5 | Boston College* |
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W 10–7 | 90,030 | |||||
November 12 | at Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 20–12 | 27,686 | |||||
November 19 | Kentucky | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) | W 28–24 | 90,353 | |||||
November 26 | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) | W 14–7 | 41,404 | |||||
*Non-conference game. |
- Reference:[1]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Keith DeLong | Linebacker | 1 | 28 | San Francisco 49ers |
Jeff Francis | Quarterback | 6 | 140 | Los Angeles Raiders |
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References
- ↑ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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