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These are the Football Programs that were Independent in 1988 !
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These are the Football Programs that were Independent in 1988 !

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Nov 18, 2025, 1:41 PM
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Division I-A
Miami (FL)
Notre Dame
Florida State
West Virginia
Penn State
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Louisville
Boston College
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Rutgers
South Carolina
South Florida (mentioned in passing for a 1990 game, not in the 1988 list)

7 of them are in the ACC now. Below is a link of their records in 1988.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/independent/1988.html

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South Florida's first football season was 1997...***

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Nov 18, 2025, 2:00 PM
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Oh yeah Lou Holtz (my wife used to refer to him as little Lou Lou) was the Notre Dane head coach and they won the Natty that year.

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Wow, I had forgotten there were that many. Wonder how their fans from that era feel now about being in a conference. Other than ND of course.

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