Alabama suffered close losses to rivals
LSU and
Auburn in November but the low point of the season was a 22–12 loss on
homecoming to
Ole Miss, Alabama's first ever loss against Ole Miss in the state of Alabama.[1] Alabama had zero yards passing in the game.[2] Highlights included a victory over
Penn State, Alabama's third consecutive victory over
Tennessee, and a come-from-behind 29–28 victory in the
Sun Bowl over
Army in which
quarterback David Smith threw for 412 yards, an all-time bowl record for an Alabama quarterback.[3][4]
Alabama's road game against Texas A&M, originally scheduled for September 17, was postponed to December 1 when Coach Curry declined to make the trip, worried about oncoming
Hurricane Gilbert.[5] When Gilbert made landfall in Mexico and the weather in College Station was clear on gameday, A&M fans called Alabama's coach "Chicken Curry".[6] Alabama won the rescheduled game on December 1 by a final score of 30–10.[7]
"1988 Game Recaps".
1989 Alabama Football Media Guide(PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: UA Athletics Media Relations Office. 1989. Archived from
the original(PDF) on September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
Specific
^Hurt, Cecil (October 9, 1988). "History shines on Ole Miss as Rebs tumble Tide 22–12". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News. p. 1B.
Alabama suffered close losses to rivals
LSU and
Auburn in November but the low point of the season was a 22–12 loss on
homecoming to
Ole Miss, Alabama's first ever loss against Ole Miss in the state of Alabama.[1] Alabama had zero yards passing in the game.[2] Highlights included a victory over
Penn State, Alabama's third consecutive victory over
Tennessee, and a come-from-behind 29–28 victory in the
Sun Bowl over
Army in which
quarterback David Smith threw for 412 yards, an all-time bowl record for an Alabama quarterback.[3][4]
Alabama's road game against Texas A&M, originally scheduled for September 17, was postponed to December 1 when Coach Curry declined to make the trip, worried about oncoming
Hurricane Gilbert.[5] When Gilbert made landfall in Mexico and the weather in College Station was clear on gameday, A&M fans called Alabama's coach "Chicken Curry".[6] Alabama won the rescheduled game on December 1 by a final score of 30–10.[7]
"1988 Game Recaps".
1989 Alabama Football Media Guide(PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: UA Athletics Media Relations Office. 1989. Archived from
the original(PDF) on September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
Specific
^Hurt, Cecil (October 9, 1988). "History shines on Ole Miss as Rebs tumble Tide 22–12". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News. p. 1B.