1988 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1988 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–5 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	R. C. Slocum (9th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 72,387)

1988 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M*	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Houston	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	vs. No. 2 Nebraska*	No. 10	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	Raycom	L 14–23	58,172
September 3	at No. 17 LSU	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 0–27	79,018
September 24	at No. 18 Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 15–52	50,440
October 1	Texas Tech		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 50–15	63,822
October 8	at Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 30–16	42,361
October 15	Baylor		Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 28–14	67,884
October 22	Rice		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 24–10	53,727
November 5	Louisiana Tech*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 56–17	48,023
November 12	at No. 11 Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		L 20–25	53,818
November 19	TCU		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 18–0	52,969
November 24	at Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–24	77,809
December 1	No. 20 Alabama*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	L 10–30	59,152
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB Bucky Richardson, So.