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1988 East Texas State Lions football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record8-3 (5-2 LSC)
Head coach
  • Eddie Vowell (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
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 in the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Eddie Vowell, who was in his third season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished tied for second in the Lone Star Conference. The Lions started out the season at 8-1 and reached as high as number 2 in the national polls before losing their final two games. It was Vowell's first winning season as head coach and the first season at .500 in three years, and the first winning season since 1983.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 3at Livingston Tigers*
W 25-14
September 13East Central Oklahoma Tigers*
W 22-19
September 17Southern Arkansas Muleriders*No. 10
W 17-11
September 24at Northwestern Louisiana State Demons*No. 10
  • Turpin Stadium
  • Natchitoches, LA
L 41-13
October 5at Central Oklahoma State BronchosNo. 10
W 35-21
October 8Texas A&I JavelinasNo. 10
W 42-35
October 15West Texas StateNo. 5
W 41-37
October 22Eastern New Mexico GreyhoundsNo. 2
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 28-13
October 29at Abilene Christian WildcatsNo. 2
  • Shotwell Stadium
  • Abilene, TX
W 39-24
November 5at Angelo State RamsNo. 2
L 56-23
November 12Cameron AggiesNo. 9
L 42-6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[1]

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 [2]

References

  1. ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
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