1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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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 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 twelfth 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

September 3at No. 12 GeorgiaNo. 18

ESPNL 17–2882,122 September 10Duke*

L 26–3193,144 September 17No. 9 LSU

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

TBSL 9–3492,849 September 24at No. 4 Auburn

CBSL 6–3883,687 October 1Washington State*

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

L 24–5292,276 October 15No. 20 Alabama

L 20–2893,025 October 22at Memphis State*

W 38–2555,173 November 5Boston College*dagger

  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN

W 10–790,030 November 12at Ole Miss

W 20–1227,686 November 19Kentucky

W 28–2490,353 November 26at Vanderbilt

W 14–741,404

Template:CFB Schedule End

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

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1980–89". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.