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1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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]

1988 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Number of teams88
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardDave Meggett (RB, Towson State)
Playoff
DurationNovember 26–December 17
Championship dateDecember 17, 1988
Championship siteHolt Arena
Pocatello, Idaho
ChampionFurman
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

Conference changes and new programs

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Conference standings

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1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Idaho $^7–1–011–2–0
No. 16 Montana ^6–2–08–4–0
No. 12 Boise State ^5–3–08–4–0
Nevada4–4–07–4–0
Northern Arizona4–4–06–5–0
Weber State4–4–05–6–0
Montana State4–4–04–7–0
Eastern Washington2–6–02–8–1
Idaho State0–8–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1988 Colonial League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Lafayette $5–0–08–2–1
No. 19 Holy Cross3–1–09–2–0
Lehigh2–3–06–5–0
Bucknell2–3–03–7–0
Colgate2–3–02–9–0
Davidson0–4–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Western Illinois $^6–0–010–2–0
Southwest Missouri State4–2–05–5–0
Indiana State4–2–05–6–0
Northern Iowa3–3–05–6–0
Eastern Illinois2–4–05–6–0
Southern Illinois2–4–04–7–0
Illinois State0–6–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn +6–1–09–1–0
Cornell +6–1–07–2–1
Princeton4–3–06–4–0
Dartmouth4–3–05–5–0
Yale3–3–13–6–1
Columbia2–5–02–8–0
Harvard2–5–02–8–0
Brown0–6–10–9–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1988 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bethune–Cookman $4–2–05–6–0
No. 18 Florida A&M4–2–06–4–1
Delaware State4–2–05–5–0
Howard3–3–07–4–0
South Carolina State3–3–04–7–0
North Carolina A&T2–4–02–9–0
Morgan State0–6–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Both Delaware State and Florida A&M received forfeit losses for the same game. Bethune–Cookman was awarded the conference title, although the MEAC website lists Bethune, Delaware State, and Florida A&M as co-champions.[2]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky $^6–0–011–3–0
No. 17 Middle Tennessee4–2–07–4–0
Murray State4–2–04–6–0
Tennessee State2–4–03–7–1
Austin Peay2–4–03–8–0
Morehead State2–4–03–8–0
Tennessee Tech1–5–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Furman +^6–1–013–2–0
No. 6 Marshall +^6–1–011–2–0
No. 14 The Citadel ^5–2–08–4–0
Appalachian State4–3–06–4–1
Chattanooga3–3–04–7–0
VMI1–5–02–9–0
East Tennessee State1–6–03–8–0
Western Carolina1–6–02–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Northwestern State $^6–0–010–3–0
No. 9 Stephen F. Austin ^5–1–010–3–0
No. 10 North Texas ^4–2–08–4–0
McNeese State3–3–06–5–0
Northeast Louisiana2–4–05–6–0
SW Texas State1–5–04–7–0
Sam Houston State0–6–03–8–0
  • $ – 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
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Jackson State $^7–0–08–1–2
No. 20 Grambling State5–2–08–3–0
Alabama State4–3–07–3–0
Alcorn State4–3–06–4–0
Southern4–3–06–5–0
Prairie View A&M3–4–05–5–0
Mississippi Valley State1–6–03–8–0
Texas Southern0–7–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–10 UMass +^6–2–08–4–0
No. 15 Delaware +^6–2–07–5–0
Connecticut4–4–07–4–0
Maine4–4–07–4–0
New Hampshire4–4–06–5–0
Villanova4–4–05–5–1
Boston University3–5–04–7–0
Rhode Island3–5–03–8–0
Richmond2–6–04–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^ – 10–2–0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^ – 9–4–0
Liberty – 8–3–0
Nicholls State – 7–4–0
William & Mary – 6–4–1
Towson State – 5–5–0
Arkansas State – 5–6–0
James Madison – 5–6–0
Louisiana Tech – 4–7–0
Northeastern – 4–7–0
Youngstown State – 4–7–0
Lamar – 3–8–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Conference champions

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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

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The top four teams were seeded, and thus assured of home games in the first round.[3]

NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket

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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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  1. 1 2 "1988 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ https://meacsports.com/sports/2012/7/13/205502278.aspx
  3. ↑ Hardesty, Abe (November 21, 1988). "Citadel, Furman get I-AA berths". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 5D. Retrieved April 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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