1988 Auburn Tigers football team

1988 Auburn Tigers football
SEC co-champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–7 vs Florida State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
1988 record	10–2 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pat Dye
Offensive coordinator	Larry Blakeney / Pat Sullivan
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Hall
Home stadium	Jordan–Hare Stadium

1988 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#19 LSU +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#15 Georgia	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#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 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won its second consecutive Southeastern Conference (SEC) title, sharing it with LSU. LSU handed Auburn its only conference loss of the year 7–6, in a game referred to as the "Earthquake Game". Auburn lost to Florida State, 13–7, in the 1989 Sugar Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Kentucky	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	TBS	W 20–10	60,000
September 17	Kansas*	No. 6	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 56–7	55,700
September 24	Tennessee	No. 4	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	W 38–6	83,687
October 1	North Carolina*	No. 4	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 47–21	73,611
October 8	at LSU	No. 4	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Earthquake Game)	ESPN	L 6–7	79,431
October 15	Akron*	No. 12	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 42–0	61,300
October 22	Mississippi State	No. 10	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 33–0	67,300
October 29	at Florida	No. 9	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 16–0	75,199
November 5	Southern Miss*	No. 9	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 38–8	73,787
November 12	No. 17 Georgia	No. 9	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	W 20–10	85,214
November 25	vs. No. 17 Alabama	No. 7	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	W 15–10	75,962
January 2	vs. No. 4 Florida State*	No. 7	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 7–13	75,098
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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