1988_Florida_Gators_football_team

1988 Florida Gators football team

1988 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

The 1988 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Galen Hall's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Hall's 1988 Florida Gators finished with a 7–5 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–3, tying for fourth place among the ten SEC teams.[1]

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The Gators started the 1988 season 5–0 and were ranked as high as No. 14. During an October game against the Memphis State Tigers, star running back Emmitt Smith injured his knee and was unable to play for a month. Florida lost the Memphis State contest and the next three as well, with the Gator offense unable to score a single touchdown while Smith was sidelined. The offense under coordinator Lynn Amadee struggled all season, with Gator quarterbacks combining to throw three touchdowns and 17 interceptions,[2] leading one Florida sports columnist to dub the offense the "Amadeeville Horror".[3] Defensive tackle Trace Armstrong was All-SEC in 1988, setting a new school, single-season record for tackles for a loss with nineteen, including seven sacks. In both 1987 and 1988, walk-on safety Louis Oliver was an All-American.

As of the conclusion of the 2022 season, Florida's 16-0 loss to Auburn on October 29, 1988 is the last time the Gators suffered a shutout, and Florida has scored in an all time NCAA record 436 consecutive games.[4]

Schedule

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Roster

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Rankings

Further information: 1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings


References

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    2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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    "1988 Florida Gators Stats".
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    "Brent Pease Gators offense is worse than Jeff Bowden's ever was at FSU - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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    "Florida vs. Oregon State - College Football Game Recap - December 17, 2022".
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    "Gators chew up 'Cats". The Independent-Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Trick play helps Gators trip Ole Miss, 27–15". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Florida freshman helps Gators blitz ISU". The Indianapolis Star. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "96-yard run keys Florida win over MSU". Enterprise-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Gator defense intercepts LSU". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Memphis State shocks Gators". The Bradenton Herald. October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Power of gold helps Vanderbilt down Florida". The Jackson Sun. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tigers maul Gators 16–0". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Punchless UF crumbles 26–3 to Bulldogs". St. Petersburg Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Gators find an offense and victory". Tallahassee Democrat. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Big plays by FSU bury Gators, 52–17". The Miami Herald. November 27, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Smith's TDs lift Gators". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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