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American college football season

1988 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons← 19871989 →
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

The 1988 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Sonny Jackson, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Mississippi College*W 6–2
September 10Northeast Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 23–017,200
September 17Toledo*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 46–1919,750
September 24at Fresno State*No. 9L 0–4934,503
October 1at Nicholls State*No. 17L 19–23
October 8Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
L 20–25
October 15at No. 1 North TexasL 0–3718,560
October 22at Southwest Texas StateW 24–21
November 5Sam Houston State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 37–0
November 12at No. 1 Stephen F. AustinL 3–20
November 19Lamar*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 18–17

References

  1. "McNeese holds off Mississippi College". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese stuns NLU with 23–0 humiliation". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeese 46, Toledo 19". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "'Dogs fry another opponent 49–0". The Fresno Bee. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nicholls State 23, McNeese State 19". Abbeville Meridional. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "NSU first half too much for McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "North Texas homecoming a 37–0 party". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1988. pp. 3–12. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese wins". The Eunice News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "McNeese State wins second straight, 37–0". Abbeville Meridional. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Stephen F. Austin dumps McNeese, 20–3". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McNeese steals win from Lamar". Daily World. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  • Killen Field (1951–1953)
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