1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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).

1988 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Watson Brown (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Vanderbilt Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Mississippi State	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 24–20	41,365	[1]
September 17	at Rutgers*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		W 31–30	23,477	[2]
September 24	at No. 13 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		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	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		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	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 13–14	44,105	[8]
November 12	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		L 19–24	40,339	[9]
November 19	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		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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