1987-88 Tennessee Volunteers basketball — schedule and results

The 1987-88 Tennessee Volunteers went 16-13 (9-9 in the SEC) under head coach Don DeVoe. Simple Rating System: 8.11.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 29 games from this season: 13–3 at home, 3–9 on the road, and 0–1 on neutral courts. The Volunteers scored 72.8 points per game and allowed 71.7 (+1.1 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 5 games, from Dec 23, 1987 to Jan 9, 1988. The most lopsided win was 82–56 over Marquette Golden Eagles on Dec 3, 1987; the heaviest defeat was 92–62 at LSU Tigers on Feb 13, 1988. The tightest finish was a 1-point loss against LSU Tigers (51–52).

Among Tennessee Volunteers' 115 recorded seasons, 1987-88's .552 winning percentage ranks 79th. Previous season: 1986-87 Volunteers (14–15). Next season: 1988-89 Volunteers (19–11).

Game-by-game results (29 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1987-12-03	vs Marquette Golden Eagles	W 82–56	Thompson-Boling Arena
1987-12-12	at USC Trojans	W 74–61	L.A. Sports Arena
1987-12-17	vs Western Carolina Catamounts	W 87–69	Thompson-Boling Arena
1987-12-19	vs Florida State Seminoles	W 81–78	Thompson-Boling Arena
1987-12-21	vs Ohio Bobcats	L 70–72	Thompson-Boling Arena
1987-12-23	vs Furman Paladins	W 84–66	Thompson-Boling Arena
1987-12-28	vs Army Black Knights	W 75–52	Thompson-Boling Arena
1987-12-29	vs Pepperdine Waves	W 96–75	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-01-06	vs Ole Miss Rebels	W 77–68	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-01-09	vs Vanderbilt Commodores	W 80–72	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-01-13	vs LSU Tigers	L 51–52	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-01-16	at Kentucky Wildcats	L 65–83	Rupp Arena
1988-01-17	at Illinois Fighting Illini	L 79–103	Assembly Hall
1988-01-20	vs Auburn Tigers	W 75–64	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-01-23	vs Florida Gators	L 56–76	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-01-27	at Mississippi State Bulldogs	W 63–48	Humphrey Coliseum
1988-01-30	at Alabama Crimson Tide	L 69–82	Memorial Coliseum
1988-02-03	vs Georgia Bulldogs	W 92–81	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-02-06	at Ole Miss Rebels	L 73–81	C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1988-02-10	at Vanderbilt Commodores	L 62–90	Memorial Gymnasium
1988-02-13	at LSU Tigers	L 62–92	Maravich Assembly Center
1988-02-17	vs Kentucky Wildcats	W 72–70	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-02-20	at Auburn Tigers	L 68–73	Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
1988-02-24	at Florida Gators	W 65–63	Stephen C. O''Connell Center
1988-02-27	vs Mississippi State Bulldogs	W 64–62	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-03-02	vs Alabama Crimson Tide	W 81–58	Thompson-Boling Arena
1988-03-05	at Georgia Bulldogs	L 69–80	Georgia Coliseum
1988-03-11	neutral Florida Gators	L 60–67	Maravich Assembly Center
1988-03-18	at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	L 80–85	Murphy Center

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1988-01-16: Kentucky Wildcats beat Tennessee 83–65 as Rex Chapman scored a team-high 23. Dyron Nix had 28 for Tennessee.

1988-02-17: Behind Dyron Nix's 20 points, Tennessee held off Kentucky Wildcats 72–70. Ed Davender had 27 for Kentucky Wildcats.

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