1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team

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1988 Georgia Bulldogs football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 34–27 vs. Michigan State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
Record9–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (9th season)
Home stadiumSanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

The 1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 18 TennesseeNo. 12
ESPNW 28–1782,122[2]
September 10TCU*No. 8
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 38–1072,680[3]
September 17at Mississippi StateNo. 7
W 42–3535,364[4]
September 24at No. 14
TBS
L 10–2374,800[5]
October 1Ole MissNo. 15
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 36–1282,077[6]
October 8VanderbiltNo. 15
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 41–2281,804[7]
October 22at KentuckyNo. 11
TBSL 10–1650,416[8]
October 29William & Mary*daggerNo. 18
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 59–2480,712[9]
November 5vs. FloridaNo. 19
TBSW 26–381,958[10]
November 12at No. 9
Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
    		• CBSL 10–2085,214[11]
    November 26Georgia Tech*No. 20
    • Sanford Stadium
    • Athens, GA (rivalry)
    		TBSW 24–382,011[12]
    January 1, 1989vs. Michigan State*No. 19
    		ESPNW 34–2776,236[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Personnel

    1988 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OT 75 Scott Adams Sr
    G 61 Shelly Anderson Sr
    TE 85 Chris Broom
    RB 37 Brian Cleveland So
    OT 72 Will Colley So
    FB 33 Alphonso Ellis So
    RB 7 Rodney Hampton So
    RB 30 Keith Henderson Jr
    WR 6 Sean Hummings So
    QB 18 Wayne Johnson Sr
    WR 12 Arthur Marshall Fr
    OT 50 Curt Mull Jr
    TE 87 Troy Sadowski Sr
    QB 11 Greg Talley Fr
    WR 9 John Thomas Sr
    RB Larry Ware
    TE 83 Kirk Warner Jr
    C 63 Todd Wheeler Sr
    RB 38 Tim Worley Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 44 John Allen Fr
    FS 20 Rusty Beasley Sr
    LB 93 Brent Collins Jr
    LB 53 Demetrius Douglas Jr
    DT 97 Paul Giles Sr
    DT 95 Bill Goldberg Jr
    LB 84 Vince Guthrie Sr
    CB 25 David Hargett So
    LB 57 Mo Lewis So
    DL 94 Wycliffe Lovelace Sr
    CB 26 Ben Smith Jr
    LB 92 Richard Tardits Sr
    LB 60 Terrie Webster Sr
    CB 22 George Wynn
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 5 Steve Crumley Sr
    P
    		 1 Joey Hester Jr
    K 3 John Kasay So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2020-Dec-29

    References

    1. ^ "1988 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
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