The LSU Tigers were 8-3 in 1988. They fell to the Syracuse Orangemen, 23 to 10, in the Hall of Fame Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 239 | 3,796 | 764 | 5.0 | 1,357 | 425 | 3.2 | 2,439 | 339 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 59th | 62nd | 67th | 55th | 87th | 82nd | 90th | 27th | 39th | 45th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 181 | 3,216 | 4.4 | 1,260 | 390 | 3.2 | 1,956 | 339 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 20th | 20th | 26th | 12th | 3rd | 24th | 40th | 83rd | 16th | ||||||||||
Net | +58 | +580 | +764 | +0.6 | +97 | +35 | 0.0 | +483 | 0 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 37th | 35th | 67th | 34th | 49th | 43rd | 53rd | 23rd | 56th | 26th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |