American college football season
The 1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores were led by head coach Watson Brown in his third season and finished with a record of three wins and eight losses (3–8 overall, 2–5 in the SEC).
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Mississippi State | | | W 24–20 | 41,365 | [1] |
September 17 | at Rutgers* | | | W 31–30 | 23,477 | [2] |
September 24 | at No. 13 Alabama | | | L 10–44 | 70,123 | [3] |
October 1 | Duke* | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| | L 15–17 | 39,372 | [4] |
October 8 | at No. 15 Georgia | | | L 22–41 | 81,804 | [5] |
October 15 | No. 20 Florida | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN
| TBS | W 24–9 | 41,000 | [6] |
October 22 | Ole Miss | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 28–36 | 41,276 | [7] |
November 5 | at Kentucky | | | L 13–14 | 44,105 | [8] |
November 12 | at Army* | | | L 19–24 | 40,339 | [9] |
November 19 | at Memphis State* | | | L 9–28 | 21,212 | [10] |
November 26 | Tennessee | - Vanderbilt Stadium
- Nashville, TN (rivalry)
| | L 7–14 | 41,404 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Single Gromos play accounts for Vanderbilt win". Enterprise-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers takes it on the chin". Asbury Park Press. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide swamps Commodores; victory costly". The Tennessean. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke downs Vanderbilt". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Dogs' back ignores pain, beats Vandy". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Power of gold helps Vanderbilt down Florida". The Jackson Sun. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss just keeeps rolling along". The Sun Herald. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clark's kick, VU fall short 14–13". The Tennessean. November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army march hands VU losing year". The Tennessean. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State downs Vanderbilt 28–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. 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 Vanderbilt Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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