1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team

American college football season

1988 Tennessee Volunteers football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach|

* Johnny Majors (12th season)

Offensive coordinator| Walt Harris (6th season)
Defensive coordinator| Ken Donahue (4th season)
Captains|

* Keith DeLong
* Nate Middlebrooks

Home stadium| Neyland Stadium

Seasons

← 1987

1989 →

1988 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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 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

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| at No. 12 Georgia| No. 18|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 17–28| 82,122| [1]
September 10| Duke*| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | L 26–31| 93,144| [2]
September 17| No. 9 LSU| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| TBS| L 9–34| 92,849| [3]
September 24| at No. 4 Auburn| |

* Jordan-Hare Stadium
* Auburn, AL (rivalry)

| CBS| L 6–38| 83,687| [4]
October 1| Washington State*| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | L 24–52| 92,276| [5]
October 15| No. 20 Alabama| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)

| | L 20–28| 93,025| [6]
October 22| at Memphis State*| |

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| | W 38–25| 55,173| [7]
November 5| Boston College*| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| | W 10–7| 90,030| [8]
November 12| at Ole Miss| |

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (rivalry)

| | W 20–12| 27,686| [9]
November 19| Kentucky| |

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| | W 28–24| 90,353| [10]
November 26| at Vanderbilt| |

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| | W 14–7| 41,404| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Keith DeLong | Linebacker | 1 | 28 | San Francisco 49ers
Jeff Francis | Quarterback | 6 | 140 | Los Angeles Raiders

Source:[13][14]

## References

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1. ^ "Giles, Georgia hand Vols loss". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Duke stuns Tennessee". The Charlotte Observer. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "LSU cruises over struggling UT". The Jackson Sun. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Vols lose to Auburn". Bristol Herald Courier. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Rosenbach, Cougars rip Vols, 52–24". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Sputtering UT slips again". The Tennessean. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Vols finally have celebration". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Penalty stops Eagles, 10–7". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Vols win again, stuff Rebels, 20–12". Kingsport Times-News. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "Davis sparks UT victory". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1988 Tennessee Volunteers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
13. ^ "1989 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
14. ^ "Where Are They Now? The first round draft picks part 4 (1985-1991)". Niners Nation. May 17, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

## External links

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* Season summary at Sports Reference

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Tennessee Volunteers football

Venues|

* Baseball Park (1892–1893)
* Fountain City Park (1894)
* Baldwin Park (1895–1900, 1902–1905)
* Chilhowee Park (1901, 1907)
* Baker-Himel Park (1906)
* Waite Field (1908–1920)
* Neyland Stadium (1921–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama: Third Saturday in October
* Auburn
* Florida
* Georgia
* Georgia Tech
* Kentucky
* Ole Miss
* South Carolina
* Vanderbilt

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* History
* Smokey
* "Rocky Top"
* Pride of the Southland Band
* Battle at Bristol
* Porter Cup

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