1988 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

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1988 Eastern Washington Eagles football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record2–8–1 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Joe Albi Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989 
1988 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
Nevada 4 4 07 4 0
Northern Arizona 4 4 06 5 0
Weber State 4 4 05 6 0
Montana State 4 4 04 7 0
Eastern Washington 2 6 02 8 1
Idaho State 0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1988 Eastern Washington Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Dick Zornes, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the Big Sky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Portland State *T 31–31 [1]
September 10at Northern Arizona L 24–3410,982 [2]
September 17 Montana State
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
L 13–35 [3]
September 24No. 11 Boise State
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 34–284,513 [4]
October 1at No. 1 North Texas *L 0–5115,925 [5]
October 8at No. 13 Montana L 6–309,145 [6]
October 15No. 7 Idaho
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
L 22–316,644 [7]
October 22at No. 11 Stephen F. Austin *L 10–48 [8]
October 29at Idaho State W 35–3 [9]
November 5 Weber State
  • Joe Albi Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
L 30–512,010 [10]
November 12at Nevada L 12–3012,100 [11]

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