1988 NAIA Division I football season
| 1988 NAIA Division I football season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | August–November 1988 |
| Postseason | November 26–December 17, 1988 |
| National Championship | Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN |
| Champions | Carson–Newman (4) |
The 1988 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1988 college football season in the United States and the 33rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 19th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1988 and culminated in the 1988 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1988 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 17, 1988 at Burke–Tarr Stadium in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on the campus of Carson–Newman College.[1]
Carson–Newman defeated Adams State in the Champion Bowl, 56–21, to win their fourth NAIA national title. It was the Eagles' third straight appearance in the Champion Bowl, going 1–1 in the previous two.[2]
Conference champions
| Conference | Champion | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Intercollegiate | Central Arkansas | 6–0 |
| NIC | Moorhead State (MN) | 6–0 |
| Oklahoma | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 4–0 |
| RMAC | Mesa State | 5–0 |
| South Atlantic | Carson–Newman Catawba |
5–2 |
| WVIAC | Fairmont State | 5–0–2 |
Postseason
| First Round November 26, 1988 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 3, 1988 Campus sites | Semifinals December 10, 1988 Campus sites | 1988 Champion Bowl December 17, 1988 Jefferson City, TN | ||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Monticello* | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Monticello | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburg State* | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern State (SD) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburg State* | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburg State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adams State* | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adams State | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia State* | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adams State | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SE Oklahoma State* | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SE Oklahoma State* (OT) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adams State | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman* | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mesa State | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moorhead State* | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moorhead State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman* | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Concord | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman* | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OH)* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OH)* | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OH) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hillsdale* | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairmont State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hillsdale* | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
- 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season
- 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season
- 1988 NCAA Division II football season
- 1988 NCAA Division III football season
References
- ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "1988 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.