1988 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1988 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
SW Texas State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Sam Houston State 0 –6 –03 –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 3 Mississippi College *
W 6–2 [1]
September 10 Northeast Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 23–017,200 [2]
September 17 Toledo *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 46–1919,750 [3]
September 24at Fresno State *No. 9
L 0–4934,503 [4]
October 1at Nicholls State *No. 17
L 19–23 [5]
October 8 Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
L 20–25 [6]
October 15at No. 1 North Texas
L 0–3718,560 [7]
October 22at Southwest Texas State
W 24–21 [8]
November 5 Sam Houston State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 37–0 [9]
November 12at No. 1 Stephen F. Austin
L 3–20 [10]
November 19 Lamar *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 18–17 [11]

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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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