1988 Florida State Seminoles football team

1988 Florida State Seminoles football
Sugar Bowl Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. Auburn, W 13-7
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
1988 record	11-1
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne McDuffie
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 60,519)
Seasons

1988 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 West Virginia		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Syracuse		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
[[{{{school}}}|Southwest Louisiana]]		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games in Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	9:00 PM	at #6 Miami	#1	Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Miami–Florida State rivalry)	CBS	L 0–31	77,836
September 10	7:00 PM	Southern Miss	#10	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 49–13	53,129
September 17	2:30 PM	at #3 Clemson	#10	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	CBS	W 24–21	85,576
September 24	4:00 PM	Michigan State	#9	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 30–7	61,757
October 1	8:00 PM	at Tulane	#6	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 48–28	34,364
October 8†	2:00 PM	Georgia Southern	#6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 28–10	59,109
October 15	2:00 PM	East Carolina	#5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 45–21	56,391
October 22	2:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	#5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 66–3	51,703
November 5	8:00 PM	at #15 South Carolina	#5	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 59–0	75,000
November 12	7:00 PM	Virginia Tech	#5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 41–14	50,910
November 26	7:30 PM	Florida	#5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN	W 52–17	61,934
January 2	8:00 PM	vs. #7 Auburn	#4	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 13–7	75,098
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.