Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | VMI | | W 26–10 | 5,750 | [1] |
September 10 | Wofford* | - Memorial Center
- Johnson City, TN
| W 21–7 | | [2] |
September 15 | at Western Carolina | | L 23–33 | 9,247 | [3] |
September 24 | No. 2 (D-II) UCF* | - Memorial Center
- Johnson City, TN
| L 17–23 | 5,447 | [4] |
October 1 | at Chattanooga | | L 10–33 | 8,301 | [5] |
October 8 | at NC State* | | L 0–49 | 39,300 | [6] |
October 15 | No. 4 Marshall | - Memorial Center
- Johnson City, TN
| L 14–50 | | [7] |
October 22 | at No. 13 Appalachian State | | L 3–51 | 8,106 | [8] |
October 29 | at No. 18 The Citadel | | L 21–48 | 10,110 | [9] |
November 5 | Davidson* | - Memorial Center
- Johnson City, TN
| W 31–28 | 4,160 | [10] |
November 12 | No. 5 Furman | - Memorial Center
- Johnson City, TN
| L 14–31 | 4,644 | [11] |
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- ^ "ETSU makes Riley's debut a big success". Johnson City Press. September 4, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Tennessee bucks Wofford". The Greenville News. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Carolina pounds East Tennessee". The Charlotte Observer. September 16, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knights sack ETSU, raise record to 4–0". The Orlando Sentinel. September 25, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mocs embarrass Bucs 33–10". Bristol Herald Courier. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Interception return keys Wolfpack past Jackets, 14–6". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 9, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall pounds East Tennessee State". The Greenville News. October 16, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian State humbles Bucs, 51–3". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel rolls". Sun-News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU finally ends drought, nips Davidson". Johnson City Press. November 6, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman ends Bucs' season on sour note". Johnson City Press. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.