1988 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1988 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M*	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Houston	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27	vs. No. 2 Nebraska*	No. 10	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	Raycom	L 14–23	58,172
September 3	at No. 17 LSU*	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	L 0–27	79,018	^[1]
September 24	at No. 18 Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 15–52	50,440
October 1	Texas Tech		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 50–15	63,822
October 8	at Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 30–16	42,361
October 15	Baylor		Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 28–14	67,884
October 22	Rice		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 24–10	53,727
November 5	Louisiana Tech*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 56–17	48,023	^[2]
November 12	at No. 11 Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		L 20–25	53,818
November 19	TCU		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 18–0	52,969
November 24	at Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–24	77,809
December 1	No. 20 Alabama*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	L 10–30	59,152	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1988 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Bucky Richardson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Tigers maul Aggies 27–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A&M's 24-point third quarter sinks Louisiana Tech, 56–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 6, 1988. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama blows Aggies away in 4th quarter". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com

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