1988 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1988 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Southland.

1988 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–8 (0–6 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Randleman (7th season)
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Angelo State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 20–3		[1]
September 10	at Boise State*	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 10–14	20,383	[2]
September 18	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 8–33	19,500	[3]
October 1	Texas Southern*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 22–7		[4]
October 8	Lamar*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 16–14	8,520	[5]
October 15	No. 9 Stephen F. Austin	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	L 10–17	13,110	[6]
October 22	No. 1 North Texas	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 3–24	6,220	[7]
October 29	at No. 13 Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 14–49	9,750	[8]
November 5	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 0–37		[9]
November 12	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 3–17		[10]
November 19	Southwest Texas State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	L 3–10		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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