| 1988 Carson–Newman Eagles football | |
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| NAIA Division I national champion SAC champion | |
| Champion Bowl, W 56–21 vs. Adams State | |
| Conference | South Atlantic Conference |
| Record | 12–2 (5–2 SAC) |
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| Home stadium | Burke–Tarr Stadium |
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| No. 8 Carson–Newman +^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Catawba +^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Lenoir–Rhyne + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Elon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mars Hill | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newberry | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Carson–Newman Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Carson–Newman College (renamed Carson–Newman University in 2012) as a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) during the 1988 NAIA Division I football season. In its ninth year under head coach Ken Sparks, the team compiled a 12–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for the SAC championship, and defeated Adams State in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.
It was the fourth of five national championships (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989) won by Carson–Newman during the 1980s.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | Fairmont State* | W 17–12 | 3,642 | ||||
| September 10 | at Hillsdale* | W 24–14 | 5,500 | ||||
| September 17 | Wingate* |
| W 36–24 | ||||
| September 24 | at Elon |
| L 7–10 | ||||
| October 1 | Catawba | W 3–0 | |||||
| October 8 | Newberry |
| L 13–14 | ||||
| October 15 | at Mars Hill | W 34–16 | |||||
| October 22 | Gardner–Webb |
| W 22–12 | ||||
| October 29 | at Lenoir–Rhyne | W 28–21 | |||||
| November 12 | Presbyterian |
| W 52–21 | ||||
| November 26 | Concord* |
| W 62–29 | 1,548 | |||
| December 3 | Moorhead State* |
| W 42–6 | ||||
| December 10 | at Central State (OH)* |
| W 13–0 | ||||
| December 17 | Adams State* |
| W 56–21 | ||||
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References
- "2010 Carson-Newman Eagles Football Media Guide" (PDF). Carson-Newman College. 2010.
- "It's back to the Bowl for C–N". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 11, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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