1988 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1988 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 SLC)
Head coach	Pat Collins (8th season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium

1988 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as part of the Southland Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Pat Collins, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Nicholls State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 22–6
September 10	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 0–23	17,200
September 17	Southwest Texas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 29–27	17,833
October 24	at Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 16–13	14,488
October 1	Stephen F. Austin	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 3–20
October 8	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 23–26	16,250
October 15	at Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 11–43	20,228
October 22	vs. Northwestern State	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 15–27	11,568
October 29	Lamar*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 24–3
November 12	Sam Houston State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 17–3
November 19	Louisiana Tech*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 0–23	17,500
*Non-conference game