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The '''1988 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1988 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. The season was [[Galen Hall]]'s fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Hall's 1988 Florida Gators finished with a 7–5 overall record and a [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) record of 4–3, tying for fourth place among the ten SEC teams.<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide]'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.</ref>
The '''1988 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1988 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. The season was [[Galen Hall]]'s fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Hall's 1988 Florida Gators finished with a 7–5 overall record and a [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) record of 4–3, tying for fourth place among the ten SEC teams.<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf |date=2015-12-08 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.</ref>


The Gators started the 1988 season 5–0 and were ranked as high as No. 14. During an October game against the {{cfb link|year=1988|team=Memphis State Tigers|title=Memphis State Tigers}}, star running back [[Emmitt Smith]] injured his knee and was unable to play for a month. Florida lost the Memphis State contest and the next three as well, with the Gator offense unable to score a single touchdown while Smith was sidelined. The offense under coordinator [[Lynn Amadee]] struggled all season, with Gator quarterbacks combining to throw three touchdowns and 17 interceptions,<ref>http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida/1988.html</ref> leading one Florida sports columnist to dub the offense the "Amadeeville Horror".<ref>http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-11-13/sports/os-mike-bianchi-brent-pease-jobs-1114-20121113_1_offensive-coordinator-weis-offense-jeff-bowden</ref> Defensive tackle [[Trace Armstrong]] was All-SEC in 1988, setting a new school, single-season record for tackles for a loss with nineteen, including seven sacks. In both 1987 and 1988, walk-on safety [[Louis Oliver]] was an All-American.
The Gators started the 1988 season 5–0 and were ranked as high as No. 14. During an October game against the {{cfb link|year=1988|team=Memphis State Tigers|title=Memphis State Tigers}}, star running back [[Emmitt Smith]] injured his knee and was unable to play for a month. Florida lost the Memphis State contest and the next three as well, with the Gator offense unable to score a single touchdown while Smith was sidelined. The offense under coordinator [[Lynn Amadee]] struggled all season, with Gator quarterbacks combining to throw three touchdowns and 17 interceptions,<ref>http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida/1988.html</ref> leading one Florida sports columnist to dub the offense the "Amadeeville Horror".<ref>http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-11-13/sports/os-mike-bianchi-brent-pease-jobs-1114-20121113_1_offensive-coordinator-weis-offense-jeff-bowden</ref> Defensive tackle [[Trace Armstrong]] was All-SEC in 1988, setting a new school, single-season record for tackles for a loss with nineteen, including seven sacks. In both 1987 and 1988, walk-on safety [[Louis Oliver]] was an All-American.

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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 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Galen Hall's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Hall's 1988 Florida Gators finished with a 7–5 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–3, tying for fourth place among the ten SEC teams.[1]

The Gators started the 1988 season 5–0 and were ranked as high as No. 14. During an October game against the Memphis State Tigers, star running back Emmitt Smith injured his knee and was unable to play for a month. Florida lost the Memphis State contest and the next three as well, with the Gator offense unable to score a single touchdown while Smith was sidelined. The offense under coordinator Lynn Amadee struggled all season, with Gator quarterbacks combining to throw three touchdowns and 17 interceptions,[2] leading one Florida sports columnist to dub the offense the "Amadeeville Horror".[3] Defensive tackle Trace Armstrong was All-SEC in 1988, setting a new school, single-season record for tackles for a loss with nineteen, including seven sacks. In both 1987 and 1988, walk-on safety Louis Oliver was an All-American.

Schedule

September 3Montana State*

W 69–069,121 September 10Ole Miss

W 27–1542,000 September 17Indiana State*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

W 58–070,147 September 24Mississippi StateNo. 20

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

W 17–073,138 October 1No. 14 LSUNo. 17

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

CBSW 19–674,264 October 8Memphis State*No. 14

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

L 11–1773,194 October 15VanderbiltNo. 20

TBSL 9–2441,000 October 29No. 9 Auburndagger

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

ESPNL 0–1675,199 November 5No. 19 Georgia

TBSL 3–2681,958 November 12Kentucky

W 24–1951,191 November 26No. 5 Florida State*

ESPNL 17–5262,693 December 29Illinois

ESPNW 14–1048,218

Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]


References

  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida/1988.html
  3. ^ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-11-13/sports/os-mike-bianchi-brent-pease-jobs-1114-20121113_1_offensive-coordinator-weis-offense-jeff-bowden
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