Louisiana State Football Team History
Louisiana State Tigers
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860 Stadium: Tiger Stadium Capacity: 92,400 Colors: Purple & Gole Coach: Mike Archer Conference: Southeastern-
1988 Season Highlights
Mike Archer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.
The Tigers won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Texas A&M
27
0
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Tennessee
34
9
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Ohio State
33
36
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Florida
6
19
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Auburn
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Kentucky
15
12
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Mississippi
31
20
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Alabama
19
18
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Mississippi State
20
3
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Miami
3
44
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Tulane
44
14
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Syracuse
10
23
L
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
1988 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 249
Scoring Average 20.8
Points Allowed 204
Defense Average 17.0
Opponents Record 79-58
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 8-4-0
AP
22 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.