Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Ole Miss | | L 6–24 | 32,036 | [1] |
September 10 | Arkansas State | | W 9–7 | 28,505 | [2] |
September 17 | at Louisville | | L 18–29 | 22,476 | |
September 24 | at Tulane | | L 19–20 | 26,426 | [3] |
October 1 | Mississippi State | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| W 31–10 | 36,601 | [4] |
October 8 | at No. 14 Florida | | W 17–11 | 73,194 | [5] |
October 22 | Tennessee | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| L 25–38 | 55,173 | [6] |
October 29 | at Southern Miss | | L 27–34 | 25,594 | [7] |
November 5 | Southwestern Louisiana | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| W 20–3 | 18,174 | |
November 12 | Tulsa | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| W 26–20 | 8,213 | |
November 19 | Vanderbilt | - Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
- Memphis, TN
| W 28–9 | 21,212 | [8] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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[9][10]
- ^ "Rebels barge past Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis St. scores early then holds off Arkansas St". The Courier-Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane keeps Tigers sputtering". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers tear stuffing from 'Dogs". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State shocks Gators". The Bradenton Herald. October 9, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols finally have celebration". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis St. falls to last-minute score". The Jackson Sun. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State downs Vanderbilt 28–9". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results".
- ^ "2020 Football Media Guide" (PDF).