The 1988 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University

Auburn University

Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...

 in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season

1988 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title via a 34-21 defeat of previously unbeaten West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona....

. Coached by Pat Dye

Pat Dye

Patrick Fain Dye is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at East Carolina University , the University of Wyoming , and Auburn University compiling a career college football record of 153–62–5...

, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won their second of three straight SEC

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 titles, sharing it with LSU

1988 LSU Tigers football team

The 1988 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The LSU offense scored 249 points while the defense allowed 204 points.-Season:...

. LSU handed Auburn their only conference loss of the year 7–6, in a game referred to as the "Earth Quake" game. The Auburn Tigers lost to the 13–7 in the 1989 Sugar Bowl

1989 Sugar Bowl

The 1989 Sugar Bowl was the 57th edition of the annual game. It featured the fourth ranked and the seventh ranked Auburn Tigers. The game was a defensive slugfest, with the final score Florida State 13, Auburn 7....

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Schedule

Date	Team	Location	PF	PA	Result
September 10, 1988	Kentucky 1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 217 points while allowing 208 points. This was Jerry Claiborne's seventh season as Kentucky's head coach...	Auburn, AL	20	10	W
September 17, 1988		Auburn, AL	56	7	W
September 24, 1988	Tennessee 1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1988 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 286 points. At season's end, the Volunteers were not ranked in either of the major...	Auburn, AL	38	6	W
October 1, 1988		Auburn, AL	47	21	W
October 8, 1988	@ LSU 1988 LSU Tigers football team The 1988 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The LSU offense scored 249 points while the defense allowed 204 points.-Season:...	Baton Rouge, LA	6	7	L
October 15, 1988		Auburn, AL	42	0	W
October 22, 1988	@	Starkville, MS	33	0	W
October 29, 1988	@ Florida	Gainesville, FL	16	0	W
November 5, 1988		Auburn, AL	38	8	W
November 12, 1988	Georgia	Auburn, AL	20	10	W
November 25, 1988	@ Alabama	Birmingham, AL	15	10	W
January 2, 1989		New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) 1989 Sugar Bowl The 1989 Sugar Bowl was the 57th edition of the annual game. It featured the fourth ranked and the seventh ranked Auburn Tigers. The game was a defensive slugfest, with the final score Florida State 13, Auburn 7....	7	13	L
			338	92	10–2