The Miami Hurricanes were 10-1 in 1988. They emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 23 to 3, in the Orange 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 | 395 | 4,977 | 842 | 5.9 | 1,474 | 401 | 3.7 | 3,503 | 441 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 11th | 15th | 18th | 16th | 80th | 88th | 56th | 5th | 9th | 21st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 113 | 2,662 | 3.7 | 908 | 419 | 2.2 | 1,754 | 307 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 15th | 2nd | 19th | 53rd | 13th | ||||||||||
Net | +282 | +2,315 | +842 | +2.2 | +566 | -18 | +1.5 | +1,749 | +134 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 18th | 5th | 31st | 57th | 17th | 4th | 7th | 12th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |