The 1988 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Southland.
| 1988 Sam Houston State Bearkats football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (0–6 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Bowers Stadium |
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| 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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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Angelo State* | W 20–3 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | at Boise State* | L 10–14 | 20,383 | [2] | |
| September 18 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 8–33 | 19,500 | [3] | |
| October 1 | Texas Southern* |
| W 22–7 | [4] | |
| October 8 | Lamar* |
| W 16–14 | 8,520 | [5] |
| October 15 | No. 9 Stephen F. Austin |
| L 10–17 | 13,110 | [6] |
| October 22 | No. 1 North Texas |
| L 3–24 | 6,220 | [7] |
| October 29 | at No. 13 Northwestern State | L 14–49 | 9,750 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at McNeese State | L 0–37 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | at Northeast Louisiana | L 3–17 | [10] | ||
| November 19 | Southwest Texas State |
| L 3–10 | [11] | |
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References edit
- ^ "Rams sink in SHSU quagmire". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last second touchdown lifts BSU over SMS". South Idaho Press. September 11, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns wallop Bearkats". Daily World. September 19, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston St. 22, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston downs Lamar 16–14". Victoria Advocate. October 9, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alexander paces SFA win over Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas turns defensive tables on Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NSU bombs Sam Houston State". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State wins second straight, 37–0". Abbeville Meridional. November 6, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NE Louisiana 17, Sam Houston State 3". Abbeville Meridional. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The woe bowl: SWT reigns over Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. November 20, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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