1988 East Texas State Lions football team

1988 East Texas State Lions football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
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 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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll for Texas A&I and East Texas State and NAIA Division I poll for Cameron

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Livingston*
W 25–143,500
September 10East Central*
W 22–191,200
September 17Southern Arkansas*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 17–112,200
September 24at Northwestern State*No. 10
L 13–418,200[1]
October 1at Central State (OK)No. 16
W 35–211,737
October 8No. 5 Texas A&INo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 42–354,000
October 15at West Texas StateNo. 5
W 41–376,437
October 22Eastern New MexicoNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 28–138,000
October 29at Abilene ChristianNo. 2
W 39–2410,000
November 5at Angelo StateNo. 2
L 23–563,000
November 12CameronNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 6–425,000

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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

  1. ^ "Hodnett gets record as NSU coasts 41–13". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.