The 1988 NAIA Division II football season , as part of the 1988 college football season in the United States and the 33rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA , was the 19th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1988 and culminated in the 1988 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played at the on the campus of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania .[1]
Westminster (PA) defeated Wisconsin–La Crosse in the championship game, 21–14, to win their fourth NAIA national title.
Conference standings [ ]
1988 Columbia Football Association standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Mount Hood League
Oregon Tech x^
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Linfield
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Southern Oregon
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Pacific (OR)
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Western Oregon
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Willamette
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Eastern Oregon
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Mount Rainer League
Central Washington x^
6
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Pacific Lutheran ^
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Puget Sound
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Western Washington
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Whitworth
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Simon Fraser
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Lewis & Clark
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1988 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Baker $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Missouri Valley
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Tarkio
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Graceland
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
William Jewell
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
MidAmerica Nazarene
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Culver–Stockton
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Evangel * ^
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
12
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant Evangel finished the 1988 season with an 11–1 record and a 7–0 mark in HAAC play. In March 1989, they forfeited all 11 wins and their conference title because they had used two ineligible players.
1988 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bethany (KS) $^
9
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
McPherson
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Southwestern (KS)
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
St. Mary of the Plains
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Kansas Wesleyan
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Bethel (KS)
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Ottawa
5
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Friends
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Sterling
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Tabor
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1988 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Sioux Falls $^
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
Huron
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Black Hills State
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Dakota Wesleyan
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
South Dakota Tech
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Dakota State
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1988 Tri-State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northwestern (IA) $^
3
–
0
–
0
12
–
1
–
0
Benedictine (KS)
2
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Westmar
1
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Peru State
0
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Postseason [ ]
First Round Campus sites
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship New Wilmington, PA
Pacific Lutheran
35
Oregon Tech *
56
Oregon Tech
70
Carroll (MT)*
35
Central Washington
7
Carroll (MT) *
28
Oregon Tech*
24
Wisconsin–La Crosse
37
Sioux Falls
9
Northwestern (IA) *
14
Northwestern (IA)*
33
Wisconsin–La Crosse
45
Valley City State
6
Wisconsin–La Crosse *
31
Wisconsin–La Crosse
14
Westminster (PA) *
21
Nebraska Wesleyan
14
Evangel *
45
Evangel *
22
Bethany
10
Baker
19
Bethany *
21
Evangel
9
Westminster (PA) *
26
Bluffton
30
Cumberland (KY) *
14
Bluffton
7
Westminster (PA) *
40
Austin
12
Westminster (PA) *
34
See also [ ]
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