1988 Northeastern Huskies football team

The 1988 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

1988 Northeastern Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Paul Pawlak (8th season)
Home stadium	Parsons Field

1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Towson State	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 34–45	2,843
September 17	at No. 14 Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 20–43	9,122
September 24	Central Connecticut State	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 52–7	4,500
October 1	No. 16 Connecticut	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 24–25
October 8	Youngstown State	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 23–7
October 15	James Madison	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 13–29	2,300
October 22	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 10–15	1,216
October 29	at UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 6–21	7,240
November 5	Rhode Island	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 24–19	6,712
November 12	Lehigh	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 33–26	3,512
November 19	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 30–52	7,881
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game