The South Carolina Gamecocks were 8-3 in 1988. They fell to the Indiana Hoosiers, 34 to 10, in the Liberty 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 | 222 | 3,500 | 762 | 4.6 | 1,271 | 401 | 3.2 | 2,229 | 361 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 69th | 80th | 70th | 81st | 90th | 88th | 92nd | 43rd | 26th | 82nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 190 | 3,284 | 4.2 | 1,416 | 440 | 3.2 | 1,868 | 334 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 26th | 23rd | 15th | 18th | 22nd | 23rd | 34th | 78th | 10th | ||||||||||
Net | +32 | +216 | +762 | +0.4 | -145 | -39 | 0.0 | +361 | +27 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 44th | 44th | 70th | 41st | 59th | 66th | 54th | 30th | 44th | 40th |
| 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 |