1988 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

The 1988 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jim Hess, the team compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland. After they defeated Jackson State in the first round, the Lumberjacks lost to Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA quarterfinals.

1988 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Division I-AA quarterfinals, L 6–27 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumHomer Bryce Stadium
1988 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Northwestern State $^ 6 –0 –010 –3 –0
No. 9 Stephen F. Austin ^ 5 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 10 North Texas ^ 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
McNeese State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Northeast Louisiana 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
SW Texas State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Sam Houston State 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Southern Miss*
L 7–2115,032[1]
September 10Prairie View A&M*
W 38–3[2]
September 17Lamar*
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 26–14[3]
September 24at Southwest Texas State
W 27–10[4]
October 1at Northeast Louisiana
W 20–3[5]
October 15at Sam Houston StateNo. 17
W 17–1013,110[6]
October 22Eastern Washington*No. 11
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 48–10[7]
October 29No. 1 North TexasNo. 9
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 17–1013,911[8]
November 5Nicholls State*No. 3
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 30–7[9]
November 12McNeese StateNo. 1
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX
W 20–3[10]
November 19No. 10 Northwestern StateNo. 1
  • Homer Bryce Stadium
  • Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)
L 17–20[11]
November 26No. 5 Jackson State*No. 9
W 24–0[12]
December 3at No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 9
L 6–2712,289[13]

References
  1. "Southern Miss trips SFA, 21–7". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "SFA 38, Prairie View 3". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lumberjacks shut down Lamar". The Orange Leader. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lumberjacks ruin SWT's home opener". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "S.F. Austin beats I-AA champion". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alexander paces SFA win over Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hammel leads Austin past the Eagles, 48–10". The Spokesman-Review. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lumberjacks chop down No. 1, 17–10". Longview News-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "SFA romps". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Stephen F. Austin dumps McNeese, 20–3". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Northwestern takes Chief Caddo and SLC title home to Nachitoches". The Shreveport Times. November 20, 1987. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "SFA rips Jackson State 24–0". Austin American-Statesman. November 27, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Eagles soar into I-AA semifinals". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. December 4, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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