1988 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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1988 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Division I-AA quarterfinals, L 6–27 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference Southland Conference
Record10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Homer Bryce 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 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jim Hess, the team compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland. After they defeated Jackson State in the first round, the Lumberjacks lost to Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Southern Miss *L 7–2115,032 [1]
September 10 Prairie View A&M *W 38–3 [2]
September 17 Lamar *
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 26–14 [3]
September 24at Southwest Texas State W 27–10 [4]
October 1at Northeast Louisiana W 20–3 [5]
October 15at Sam Houston State No. 17W 17–1013,110 [6]
October 22 Eastern Washington *No. 11
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 48–10 [7]
October 29No. 1 North Texas No. 9
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 17–1013,911 [8]
November 5 Nicholls State *No. 3
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 30–7 [9]
November 12 McNeese State No. 1
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 20–3 [10]
November 19No. 10 Northwestern State No. 1
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)
L 17–20 [11]
November 26No. 5 Jackson State *No. 9
W 24–0 [12]
December 3at No. 2 Georgia Southern *No. 9
L 6–2712,289 [13]

References

  1. "Southern Miss trips SFA, 21–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "SFA 38, Prairie View 3". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lumberjacks shut down Lamar". The Orange Leader. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lumberjacks ruin SWT's home opener". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "S.F. Austin beats I-AA champion". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alexander paces SFA win over Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hammel leads Austin past the Eagles, 48–10". The Spokesman-Review. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lumberjacks chop down No. 1, 17–10". Longview News-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "SFA romps". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Stephen F. Austin dumps McNeese, 20–3". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Northwestern takes Chief Caddo and SLC title home to Nachitoches". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1987. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "SFA rips Jackson State 24–0". Austin American-Statesman. November 27, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Eagles soar into I-AA semifinals". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 4, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 via Newspapers.com.