1988 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
September 3 #6 Newberry (NAIA)W 55-712,0843-8 (2-5)
September 10 #6 at Florida A&M*W 42-1418,5567-3-1 (4-2)
September 17 #6 at ChattanoogaW 13-3WJCL8,7474-7 (3-3)
September 24 #6 at #20 Middle TennesseeL 10-266,8007-4 (4-2)
October 8 #7 at #6 Florida State (I-A)L 10-28Sunshine59,10911-1
October 15 #10 UL-MonroeW 43-1120,2285-6 (2-4)
October 22 #6 Bethune-CookmanW 38-1416,5925-6 (4-2)
October 29 #6 at UCF (D-II)W 31-1728,6826-5
November 5 #6 at James MadisonW 27-1310,1265-6
November 12 #3 Samford (D-III)W 49-2120,3405-6
November 19 #3 South Carolina StateW 53-017,0344-7 (3-3)
November 26 #2 #14 The Citadel
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 38-2011,0118-4 (5-2)
December 3#2#9 Stephen F. Austin
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
W 27-612,28910-3 (5-1)
December 10#2#7 Eastern Kentucky
  NCAA I-AA Semifinals
W 21-1714,02311-3 (6-0)
December 17#2#4 Furman*
  NCAA I-AA Championship
L 12-179,71413-2 (6-1)

 GSOPP
Scoring469214
Points Per Game31.314.3
Offensive Touchdowns5525
Defensive Touchdowns30
Special Teams Touchdowns10
First Downs286229
Rushing Yardage43272045
Rush Attempts840606
Yards Per Rush5.153.37
Rush Yards Per Game288.5136.3
TDs Rushing4713
Passing Yardage14771929
Comp-Att101-204159-360
Completion Percentage49.5%44.2%
Yards Per Attempt7.245.36
Yards Per Catch14.6212.13
Pass Yards Per Game98.5128.6
TDs Passing812
Interceptions1221
Fumbles Lost1913
Total Offense58043974
Total Plays1044966
Yards Per Play5.564.11
Yards Per Game386.9264.9
Kickoff Returns45-92272-1404
Kickoff Return Average20.519.5
Kickoff Return TDs.00000.00000
Punt Returns45-33618-129
Punt Return Average7.57.2
Punt Return TDs10
Interception Returns21-22612-57
Interception Return Average10.84.8
Interception Return TDs10
Penalties-Yards96-80592-839
Penalty Yards Per Game53.755.9
3rd Down Conversions96-22163-212
3rd Down Percentage43.4%29.7%
4th Down Conversions11-2111-26
4th Down Percentage52.4%42.3%
Field Goals18-2713-22
Field Goal Percentage66.7%59.1%
XP Kicks55-5621-23
XP Kick Percentage98.2%91.3%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern1211061231190469
Opponents823549480214
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
Raymond Gross80/16211937.364867109.5
Kenny Burnette17/352186.233339112.0
Albert Huntley4/46616.501027321.1
Ernest Thompson0/200.00010-100.0
Tony Belser0/100.000000.0
Georgia Southern101/20414777.2481267111.5
Opponents159/36019295.3612214888.5

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Raymond Gross30412133.99548
Joe Ross1589445.97675
Frank Johnson3445013.24570
Garry Miller854355.12150
Ernest Thompson913483.822231
Karl Miller443177.20360
Lester Efford462425.26044
Darryl Hopkins1618411.50260
Kenny Burnette31652.10116
Albert Huntley8607.50142
Alonzo McGhee7466.57120
Rob Whitton4225.50011
Tony Belser341.33015
Bart Hughes144.0004
Robert Terrell2-2-1.0002
X Leary6-5-0.83011
Georgia Southern84043275.154775
Opponents60620453.371356

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Tony Belser3154817.68455
Ross Worsham1823713.17017
Frank Johnson1425017.86061
Donnie Allen10838.30018
Ernest Thompson7557.86019
Karl Miller712818.29267
Darryl Hopkins6528.67023
Deryl Belser34515.00122
Alonzo McGhee24020.00127
Chuck McClurg11313.00013
Dennis Franklin100.0000
Joe Ross12626.00026
Georgia Southern101147714.62867
Opponents159192912.131248