The Syracuse Orangemen were 9-2 in 1988. They emerged victorious over the LSU Tigers, 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 | 318 | 4,305 | 720 | 6.0 | 1,969 | 458 | 4.3 | 2,336 | 262 | 8.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 28th | 31st | 96th | 12th | 40th | 62nd | 34th | 32nd | 72nd | 5th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 179 | 3,512 | 4.5 | 1,942 | 514 | 3.8 | 1,570 | 274 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 19th | 31st | 29th | 63rd | 73rd | 54th | 10th | 26th | 14th | ||||||||||
Net | +139 | +793 | +720 | +1.5 | +27 | -56 | +0.5 | +766 | -12 | +3.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 19th | 27th | 96th | 12th | 55th | 72nd | 40th | 10th | 59th | 4th |
| 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 |