Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (2nd of 105) ▪ Rank: 5th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Don Nehlen (11-1)
PS/G: 41.1 (2nd of 105) ▪ PA/G: 17.3 (24th of 105)
SRS: 19.06 (5th of 105) ▪ SOS: 1.31 (50th of 105)
Bowl Game: Lost Fiesta Bowl 34-21 versus Notre Dame
| Pre | 8/30 | 9/6 | 9/13 | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | Final |
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| 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3, 1988 | Sat | (16) West Virginia | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 62 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10, 1988 | Sat | (12) West Virginia | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | W | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 17, 1988 | Sat | (12) West Virginia | Maryland | ACC | W | 55 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 24, 1988 | Sat | (11) West Virginia | @ | (16) Pittsburgh | Ind | W | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 1, 1988 | Sat | (7) West Virginia | @ | Virginia Tech | Ind | W | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Oct 8, 1988 | Sat | (7) West Virginia | @ | East Carolina | Ind | W | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Oct 22, 1988 | Sat | (6) West Virginia | Boston College | Ind | W | 59 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Oct 29, 1988 | Sat | (7) West Virginia | Penn State | Ind | W | 51 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Nov 5, 1988 | Sat | (4) West Virginia | @ | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 51 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 10 | Nov 12, 1988 | Sat | (4) West Virginia | @ | Rutgers | Ind | W | 35 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 11 | Nov 19, 1988 | Sat | (4) West Virginia | (14) Syracuse | Ind | W | 31 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | ||
| 12 | Jan 2, 1989 | Mon | (3) West Virginia | N | (1) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 21 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |