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American college football season
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 [ edit ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 at No. 12 Georgia No. 18 ESPN L 17–2882,122 [1]
September 10 Duke * L 26–3193,144 [2]
September 17 No. 9 LSU Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN TBS L 9–3492,849 [3]
September 24 at No. 4 Auburn CBS L 6–3883,687 [4]
October 1 Washington State * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN L 24–5292,276 [5]
October 15 No. 20 Alabama L 20–2893,025 [6]
October 22 at Memphis State * W 38–2555,173 [7]
November 5 Boston College * Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN W 10–790,030 [8]
November 12 at Ole Miss W 20–1227,686 [9]
November 19 Kentucky Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry ) W 28–2490,353 [10]
November 26 at Vanderbilt W 14–741,404 [11]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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References [ edit ]
^ "Giles, Georgia hand Vols loss" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Duke stuns Tennessee" . The Charlotte Observer . September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU cruises over struggling UT" . The Jackson Sun . September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols lose to Auburn" . Bristol Herald Courier . September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rosenbach, Cougars rip Vols, 52–24" . The Spokesman-Review . October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sputtering UT slips again" . The Tennessean . October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols finally have celebration" . The Commercial Appeal . October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penalty stops Eagles, 10–7" . The Boston Globe . November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols win again, stuff Rebels, 20–12" . Kingsport Times-News . November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UK ends year of near-misses with 28–24 loss to Tennessee" . The Courier-Journal . November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Davis sparks UT victory" . The Leaf-Chronicle . November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1988 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023 .
^ "1989 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012 .
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