The 1988 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1988, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 10, 1988, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The North Dakota State Bison defeated the Portland State Vikings, 35–21, to win their fourth Division II national title. The tournament bracket also expanded for the first time, from 8 teams to 16 teams.
1988 NCAA Division II football season Regular season August – November 1988 Playoffs November 19 – December 10, 1988 National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Champion North Dakota State (4)Harlon Hill Trophy Johnny Bailey, Texas A&I
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Johnny Bailey, running back from Texas A&I, for the second consecutive year.
Conference changes and new programs School 1987 Conference 1988 Conference Cameron NAIA Independent Lone Star Central State (OK) NAIA Independent Lone Star Evansville Heartland Mid-South (NAIA) Wofford NAIA Independent Independent
Conference standings 1988 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T Virginia State xy 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Virginia Union 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Hampton 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Norfolk State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Elizabeth City State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 No. 5 Winston-Salem State xy$^5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 20 Bowie State ^4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1 No. 17 North Carolina Central ^4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1 Johnson C. Smith 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 Livingstone 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Fayetteville State 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 7 – 2 Championship: Winston-Salem State 13 , Virginia State 9 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1988 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 2 Pittsburg State $^7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 No. 11 Emporia State ^5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 No. 14 Washburn ^5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. 24 Kearney State4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Fort Hays State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Missouri Western 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Missouri Southern 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1988 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 5 Hillsdale $^5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 19 Northern Michigan4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Grand Valley State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. 25 Saginaw Valley State2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ferris State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Wayne State (MI) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1988 Gulf South Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 9 Tennessee–Martin +^7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 No. 7 Jacksonville State +^7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 6 Mississippi College +^7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Valdosta State 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Troy State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 West Georgia 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Delta State 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1 North Alabama 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Livingston 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1988 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T Butler $^ 3 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Ashland 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Indianapolis 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Valparaiso 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1988 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 3 Texas A&I $^6 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 No. 15 East Texas State5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Angelo State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 No. 18 Cameron4 – 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 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1988 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T NE Missouri State + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 SE Missouri State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Central Missouri State +5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Missouri–Rolla 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 NW Missouri State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Southwest Baptist 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Lincoln (MO) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1988 North Central Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 1 North Dakota State $^9 – 0 – 0 14 – 0 – 0 No. 18 Augustana (SD) ^6 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 South Dakota State 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 North Dakota 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. 17 St. Cloud State5 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 South Dakota 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Northern Colorado 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Nebraska–Omaha 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Mankato State 2 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Morningside 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 13 UC Davis $^5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Sonoma State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Chico State 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Cal State Hayward 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1988 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 12 Moorhead State $^6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 15 Northern State ^5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Minnesota Duluth 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Minnesota Morris 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Southwest State (MN) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Winona State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Bemidji State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1988 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 11 Millersville x^6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 2 West Chester5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Bloomsburg 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 East Stroudsburg 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Mansfield 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 2 Cheyney 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Kutztown 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 No. 14 IUP ^5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Shippensburg x 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Edinboro 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1 Slippery Rock 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2 Clarion 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 California (PA) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Lock Haven 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 2 x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Shippensburg won the West Division on the bases of a head-to-head win over IUP.
1988 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 12 Albany State $6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Savannah State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Alabama A&M 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Fort Valley State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Tuskegee 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Morehouse 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Clark (GA) 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Morris Brown 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 Knoxville 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Lane 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Miles 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
1988 Western Football Conference standings Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 4 Portland State $^6 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 1 No. 10 Sacramento State ^4 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 Santa Clara 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Cal Poly 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Cal State Northridge 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Southern Utah State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Cal Lutheran 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
1988 NCAA Division II independents football records Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T Saint Mary's – 10 – 0 – 0 New Haven – 7 – 3 – 0 Springfield – 6 – 3 – 1 Central Connecticut – 5 – 3 – 1 Michigan Tech – 6 – 4 – 0 UCF – 6 – 5 – 0 American International – 5 – 5 – 0 Wofford – 5 – 5 – 0 Kentucky State – 4 – 7 – 0 Southern Connecticut State – 0 – 10 – 0
Conference summaries Conference Champions Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem StateSoutheast Missouri State , and Northeast Missouri StateNorth Dakota State Albany State
Postseason 1988 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 16 Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Runner-up Portland State (2nd title game) Semifinalists Sacramento State Texas A&I Winning coach
The 1988 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 16th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the third time.
Playoff bracket First round Campus sites Quarterfinals Campus sites Semifinals Campus sites Championship North Dakota State 49 Augustana (SD) 7 North Dakota State 36 Millersville 26 Millersville 27 IUP 24 North Dakota State 42 Sacramento State 20 Sacramento State 35 UC Davis 14 Sacramento State 56 North Carolina Central 7 North Carolina Central 31 Winston-Salem State 16 North Dakota State 35 Portland State 21 Texas A&I 39 Mississippi College 15 Texas A&I 34 Tennessee–Martin 0 Tennessee–Martin 23 Butler 6 Texas A&I 27 Portland State 35 Portland State 34 Bowie State 17 Portland State 20 Jacksonville State 13 Jacksonville State 63 West Chester 24
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