American college football season
1988 NCAA Division II football season Regular season August – November 1988 Playoffs November 19 – December 10, 1988 National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion North Dakota State (4)Harlon Hill Trophy Johnny Bailey , Texas A&I
The 1988 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1988, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10, 1988, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , hosted by the University of North Alabama . The North Dakota State Bison defeated the Portland State Vikings , 35–21, to win their fourth Division II national title. The tournament bracket also expanded for the first time, from 8 teams to 16 teams.[1]
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Johnny Bailey , running back from Texas A&I , for the second consecutive year.
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1988 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern
Virginia State xy
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Virginia Union
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Hampton
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Norfolk State
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Elizabeth City State
1
–
4
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Southern
No. 5 Winston-Salem State xy$^
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
No. 20 Bowie State ^
4
–
1
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
No. 17 North Carolina Central ^
4
–
1
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
Johnson C. Smith
1
–
4
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
Livingstone
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Fayetteville State
0
–
4
–
2
0
–
7
–
2
Championship: Winston-Salem State 13 , Virginia State 9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1988 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hillsdale $^
5
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
No. 19 Northern Michigan
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Grand Valley State
3
–
2
–
0
0
–
7
–
4
Saginaw Valley State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Ferris State
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Wayne State (MI)
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1988 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Texas A&I $^
6
–
1
–
0
10
–
3
–
0
No. 15 East Texas State
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Angelo State
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Cameron
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Central State (OK)
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Abilene Christian
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
West Texas State
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Eastern New Mexico
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1988 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
NE Missouri State +
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
SE Missouri State +
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Central Missouri State +
5
–
1
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Missouri–Rolla
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
NW Missouri State
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Southwest Baptist
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Lincoln (MO)
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1988 North Central Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^
9
–
0
–
0
14
–
0
–
0
No. 18 Augustana (SD) ^
6
–
3
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
South Dakota State
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
North Dakota
5
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 17 St. Cloud State
5
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
South Dakota
4
–
5
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Northern Colorado
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Nebraska–Omaha
4
–
5
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Mankato State
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Morningside
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 13 UC Davis $^
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
3
–
1
Sonoma State
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Chico State
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Humboldt State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Cal State Hayward
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
San Francisco State
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll
1988 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 12 Albany State $
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Savannah State
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Alabama A&M
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Fort Valley State
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Tuskegee
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Morehouse
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Clark (GA)
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Morris Brown
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
Knoxville
0
–
0
–
0
4
–
4
–
1
Lane
0
–
0
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Miles
0
–
0
–
0
2
–
5
–
1
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1988 Western Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 4 Portland State $^
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
3
–
1
No. 10 Sacramento State ^
4
–
2
–
0
10
–
3
–
0
Santa Clara
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Cal Poly
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
1
Cal State Northridge
2
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Utah State
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Cal Lutheran
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll
1988 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint Mary's
–
10
–
0
–
0
Liberty
–
8
–
3
–
0
New Haven
–
7
–
3
–
0
Springfield (MA)
–
6
–
3
–
1
Central Connecticut
–
5
–
3
–
1
Michigan Tech
–
6
–
4
–
0
UCF
–
6
–
5
–
0
American International
–
5
–
5
–
0
Wofford
–
5
–
5
–
0
Conference summaries [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Hillsdale
Gulf South Conference – Jacksonville State , Mississippi College , and Tennessee–Martin
Lone Star Conference – Texas A&I
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State , Southeast Missouri State , and Northeast Missouri State
North Central Conference – North Dakota State
Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis
Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota State–Moorhead
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Millersville (East), Shippensburg (West)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman , Catawba , and Lenoir-Rhyne
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Albany State
Western Football League – Portland State
Postseason [ ]
1988 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 16 Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion North Dakota State (4th title, title game) Runner-up Portland State (2nd title game) Semifinalists Winning coach
The 1988 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 16th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , for the third time.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First round Campus sites
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
North Dakota State
41
Augustana (SD)
7
North Dakota State
36
Millersville
26
Millersville
27
IUP
24
North Dakota State
42
Sacramento State
20
Sacramento State
35
UC Davis
14
Sacramento State
56
North Carolina Central
7
North Carolina Central
31
Winston-Salem State
16
North Dakota State
35
Portland State
21
Texas A&I
39
Mississippi College
15
Texas A&I
34
Tennessee–Martin
0
Tennessee–Martin
23
Butler
6
Texas A&I
27
Portland State
35
Portland State
34
Bowie State
17
Portland State
20
Jacksonville State
13
Jacksonville State
63
West Chester
24
See also [ ]
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