1988 East Texas State Lions football team
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 8–3 (5–2 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 3 Texas A&I $^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 East Texas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angelo State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Cameron | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central State (OK) | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern New Mexico | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Eddie Vowell, the Lions compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, trying for second place in the LSC. East Texas State began the season at 8–1 and reached as high as No. 2 in the NCAA Division II rankings before losing their final two games. It was Vowell's first winning season as head coach and the program's the first winning season since 1983. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Livingston* |
| W 25–14 | 3,500 | ||
September 10 | East Central* |
| W 22–19 | 1,200 | ||
September 17 | Southern Arkansas* |
| W 17–11 | 2,200 | ||
September 24 | at Northwestern State* | No. 10 | L 13–41 | 8,200 | [1] | |
October 1 | at Central State (OK) | No. 16 | W 35–21 | 1,737 | ||
October 8 | No. 5 Texas A&I | No. 10 |
| W 42–35 | 4,000 | |
October 15 | at West Texas State | No. 5 | W 41–37 | 6,437 | ||
October 22 | Eastern New Mexico | No. 2 |
| W 28–13 | 8,000 | |
October 29 | at Abilene Christian | No. 2 | W 39–24 | 10,000 | ||
November 5 | at Angelo State | No. 2 | L 23–56 | 3,000 | ||
November 12 | Cameron | No. 15 |
| L 6–42 | 5,000 | |
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Postseason awards
All-Americans
- Kit Morton, First Team Defensive End
- Gary Compton, Honorable Mention Receiver
All-Lone Star Conference
LSC First Team
- Mike Ciszewski, Linebacker
- Gary Compton, Tight End/Receiver
- Kerry Shelton, Free Safety
LSC Second Team
- Jeff Dotie, Receiver
- Kit Morton, Defensive End
- Jarrod Owens, Running Back
- Allen Roulette, Offensive Tackle
- Steve Sellers, Offensive Lineman
- Mike Trigg, Quarterback
LSC Honorable Mention
- Gary DeVaughn, Defensive Line
- Kevin Hedges, Offensive Tackle
- Lee Hucklebridge, Defensive Line
- Jeff Manuel, Safety
- Aaron Muehlstein, Defensive Back
- Ronnie Prater, Wide Receiver
- Shane Summers, Punter
- John Varnell, Center [4]
References
- ^ "Hodnett gets record as NSU coasts 41–13". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.