The Michigan Wolverines were 8-2-1 in 1988. They emerged victorious over the USC Trojans, 22 to 14, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0-1 | 9-2-1 | |
5-3 | 8-3-1 | ||
4-1-3 | 6-4-3 | ||
5-2-1 | 6-5-1 | ||
6-1-1 | 6-5-1 |
| 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 | 339 | 4,510 | 776 | 5.8 | 2,823 | 585 | 4.8 | 1,687 | 191 | 8.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 20th | 24th | 60th | 21st | 12th | 18th | 15th | 77th | 91st | 7th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 153 | 3,210 | 4.7 | 1,418 | 396 | 3.6 | 1,792 | 283 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 9th | 19th | 39th | 19th | 5th | 44th | 28th | 33rd | 34th | ||||||||||
Net | +186 | +1,300 | +776 | +1.1 | +1,405 | +189 | +1.2 | -105 | -92 | +2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 13th | 60th | 20th | 15th | 8th | 24th | 62nd | 87th | 8th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 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 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 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 |