American college football season
1988 NCAA Division I-AA season Duration August–November Payton Award Dave Meggett (RB, Towson State )Duration November 26–December 17 Championship date December 17, 1988 Championship site Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho Champion Furman «1987
The 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1988, and concluded with the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 17, 1988, at Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho . The Furman Paladins won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles by a score of 17−12.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Idaho $^
7
–
1
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
No. 16 Montana ^
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
No. 12 Boise State ^
5
–
3
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Nevada
4
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Northern Arizona
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Weber State
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Montana State
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Eastern Washington
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Idaho State
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1988 Colonial League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Lafayette $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
1
No. 19 Holy Cross
3
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Lehigh
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Bucknell
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Colgate
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Davidson
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Ivy League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Penn +
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Cornell +
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Princeton
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Dartmouth
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Yale
3
–
3
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Columbia
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Harvard
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Brown
0
–
6
–
1
0
–
9
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
1988 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bethune–Cookman $
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
No. 18 Florida A&M
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
1
Delaware State
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Howard
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
South Carolina State
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
North Carolina A&T
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Morgan State
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion Both Delaware State and Florida A&M received forfeit losses for the same game. Bethune–Cookman was awarded the conference title. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
3
–
0
No. 17 Middle Tennessee
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Murray State
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Tennessee State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
1
Austin Peay
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Morehead State
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Tennessee Tech
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Southern Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Furman +^
6
–
1
–
0
13
–
2
–
0
No. 6 Marshall +^
6
–
1
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
No. 14 The Citadel ^
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Appalachian State
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
1
Chattanooga
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
VMI
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
East Tennessee State
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Western Carolina
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA poll
1988 Southland Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 8 Northwestern State $^
6
–
0
–
0
10
–
3
–
0
No. 9 Stephen F. Austin ^
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
3
–
0
No. 10 North Texas ^
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
McNeese State
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
SW Texas State
1
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Sam Houston State
0
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Jackson State $^
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
2
No. 20 Grambling State
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Alabama State
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Alcorn State
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Southern
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Prairie View A&M
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Mississippi Valley State
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Texas Southern
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. T–10 UMass +^
6
–
2
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
No. 15 Delaware +^
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
5
–
0
Connecticut
4
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Maine
4
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
New Hampshire
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Villanova
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
1
Boston University
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Rhode Island
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Richmond
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
Conference champions [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
Conference Champions
Big Sky Conference – Idaho
Colonial League – Lafayette
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Western Illinois
Ivy League – Cornell and Penn
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman , Delaware State , and Florida A&M
Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky
Southern Conference – Furman and Marshall
Southland Conference – Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State
Yankee Conference – Delaware and Massachusetts
Postseason [ ]
The top four teams were seeded, and thus assured of home games in the first round.[2]
NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket [ ]
First Round November 26 Campus sites
Quarterfinals December 3 Campus sites
Semifinals December 10 Campus sites
National Championship Game December 17 Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Montana
19
(1) Idaho *
38
(1) Idaho *
38
Northwestern State
30
Northwestern State
22
Boise State *
13
(1) Idaho
7
(4) Furman *
38
Delaware
7
(4) Furman *
21
(4) Furman
13
Marshall*
9
North Texas
0
Marshall *
7
(4) Furman
17
(2) Georgia Southern
12
The Citadel
20
(2) Georgia Southern *
38
(2) Georgia Southern *
27
Stephen F. Austin
6
Jackson State
0
Stephen F. Austin *
24
(2) Georgia Southern *
21
Eastern Kentucky
17
Western Kentucky
35
(3) Western Illinois *
32
Western Kentucky
24
Eastern Kentucky *
41
UMass
17
Eastern Kentucky *
28
* Next to team name denotes host institution
Source:[1]
References [ ]
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The Citadel
Delaware
Eastern Kentucky
Furman
Georgia Southern
Idaho
Jackson State
Marshall
Montana
North Texas
Northwestern State
Stephen F. Austin
UMass
Western Illinois
Western Kentucky
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