1988 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1988 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference Southland Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SLC)
Head coach
Home stadium Bobcat Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC). In their sixth year under head coach John O'Hara, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Texas A&I *W 41–2814,500 [1]
September 10at Lamar *W 27–26 [2]
September 17at No. 2 Northeast Louisiana L 27–2917,833 [3]
September 24 Stephen F. Austin
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
L 10–27 [4]
October 1at Northwestern State L 21–49 [5]
October 8at Baylor *L 7–4522,473 [6]
October 15 Texas Southern *
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
W 38–77,417 [7]
October 22 McNeese State
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
L 21–24 [8]
October 29 Nicholls State *
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX (rivalry)
L 10–13 [9]
November 12No. 14 North Texas
  • Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
L 10–306,215 [10]
November 19at Sam Houston State W 10–3 [11]

References

  1. "A&I loses 41–28 to Southwest Texas". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Comeback gives SWT 2nd win". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "NE Louisiana overtakes Southwest Texas 29–27". Austin American-Statesman. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lumberjacks ruin SWT's home opener". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NSU buries Southwest Texas under deluge of touchdowns". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Baylor bruises Southwest Texas St". Times Record News. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Pagel brightens SWT picture as 'Cats blind Texas Southern". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese wins". The Eunice News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Nicholls St. 13, SWTSU 10". Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "N. Texas rips hapless Bobcats". Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "The woe bowl: SWT reigns over Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.