1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1988 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1988 record	5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Majors
Home stadium	Neyland Stadium
Seasons

1988 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8/7 Auburn §	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#19/NR LSU §	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#15/15 Georgia	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17/17 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 / Coaches Poll

The 1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his twelfth 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 Volunteers offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 286 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	at #12 Georgia	#18	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 17–28	82,122
September 10*	Duke		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 26–31	93,144
September 17	#9 LSU		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	TBS	L 9–34	92,849
September 24	at #4 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	L 6–38	83,687
October 1*	Washington State		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		L 24–52	92,276
October 15	#20 Alabama		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)		L 20–28	93,025
October 22*	at Memphis State		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN		W 38–25	55,173
November 5*†	Boston College		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 10–7	90,030
November 12	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS		W 20–12	27,686
November 19	Kentucky		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)		W 28–24	90,353
November 26	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 14–7	41,404
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

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Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Keith DeLong	Linebacker	1	28	San Francisco 49ers
Jeff Francis	Quarterback	6	140	Los Angeles Raiders

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External links

• 1988 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference