1988 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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1988 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 GFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dave Wommack (3rd season)
Home stadium Briggs Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989  
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 State 4 2 05 5 0
Indiana State 4 2 05 6 0
Northern Iowa 3 3 05 6 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 05 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 04 7 0
Illinois State 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GFC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at No. 18 Northwestern State *L 8–24 [1]
September 10 Missouri Southern *W 56–12 [2]
September 17No. 12 Western Illinois
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 31–357,655 [3]
September 247:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa W 28–910,734 [4]
October 11:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois *L 3–1714,127 [5]
October 8at Indiana State L 24–27 [6]
October 15at No. 8 Western Kentucky *
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 14–218,059 [7]
October 29 Eastern Illinois
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 41–21 [8]
November 5 Southern Illinois
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 28–243,030 [9]
November 12at Illinois State W 21–109,125 [10]

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References

  1. "SMS finds there's no southern hospitality in football". The Springfield News-Leader. September 4, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "SMS mauls Mo. Southern in 56–12 win". The Springfield News-Leader. September 11, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Western Illinois rally stops Southwest Missouri". The Kansas City Star. September 18, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SW Missouri State tops Northern Iowa". Omaha World-Herald. September 25, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Northern's goal-line stand turns off SW Missouri". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Indiana State rallies to head off SMS 27–24". The Springfield News-Leader. October 9, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bacon sizzles in Western's 21–14 win". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "SMS holds tight, beats EIU 41–21". The Springfield News-Leader. October 30, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bears use a hot passing attack to beat Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. November 6, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "ISU ends frustrating season with 21–10 loss". The Pantagraph. November 13, 1988. Retrieved July 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved July 2, 2024.