1988 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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SLC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA quarterfinal, L 30–38 vs. Idaho | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 10–3 (6–0 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | John Thompson (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Sam Goodwin, the team compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as Southland champion. After they defeated Boise State in the forst round, the Demons lost to Idaho in the Division I-AA quarterfinals.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | Southwest Missouri State * | W 24–8 | [1] | |||
September 10 | at No. T–18 Nevada * | L 26–35 | 13,850 | [2] | ||
September 24 | No. 10 (D-II) East Texas State * |
| W 41–13 | 8,200 | [3] | |
October 1 | Southwest Texas State |
| W 49–21 | 8,500 | [4] | |
October 8 | at McNeese State | No. T–19 | W 25–20 | [5] | ||
October 15 | Nicholls State * | No. 18 |
| W 27–12 | [6] | |
October 22 | vs. Northeast Louisiana | No. 16 | W 27–15 | 11,568 | [7] | |
October 29 | Sam Houston State | No. 13 |
| W 49–14 | 9,750 | [8] |
November 5 | at No. 7 North Texas | No. 11 | W 25–17 | 13,920 | [9] | |
November 12 | at No. 10 Jackson State * | No. 7 | L 16–21 | 10,500 | [10] [11] | |
November 19 | at No. 1 Stephen F. Austin | No. 10 | W 20–17 | [12] | ||
November 26 | at No. 12 Boise State * | No. 8 | W 22–13 | 10,537 | [13] [14] | |
December 3 | at No. 1 Idaho * | No. 8 |
| L 30–38 | 6,800 | [15] [16] |
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