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1988 NAIA Division II football season

The 1988 NAIA Division II 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 division II for football.

1988 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1988
PostseasonNovember–December 1988
National ChampionshipMemorial Stadium
New Wilmington, PA
ChampionsWestminster (PA) (4)

The season was played from August to November 1988 and culminated in the 1988 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Memorial Stadium on the campus of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.[1]

The Westminster Titans defeated the Wisconsin–La Crosse Indians in the championship game, 21–14, to win their fourth NAIA national title.

Conference standings

1988 Columbia Football Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mount Hood League
No. 12 Oregon Tech x^6–0–09–3–0
No. 20 Linfield4–2–07–2–0
Southern Oregon3–3–05–4–0
Pacific (OR)3–3–03–5–1
Western Oregon3–3–03–6–0
Willamette2–4–04–5–0
Eastern Oregon0–6–00–9–0
Mount Rainier League
No. 4 Central Washington x^6–0–09–1–0
No. 11 Pacific Lutheran ^5–1–07–3–0
Puget Sound4–2–04–5–0
Western Washington3–3–05–4–0
Whitworth1–5–03–5–1
Simon Fraser1–5–03–7–0
Lewis & Clark1–5–02–7–0
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Carroll (MT) $^6–0–010–1–0
Montana Tech4–2–06–3–0
Rocky Mountain1–5–03–8–0
Western Montana1–5–01–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Baker $^7–0–09–1–0
Missouri Valley5–2–06–4–0
Tarkio5–2–05–5–0
Graceland4–3–07–3–0
William Jewell4–3–05–4–1
MidAmerica Nazarene2–5–04–6–0
Culver–Stockton1–6–02–8–0
No. 2 Evangel * ^0–7–00–12–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Evangel finished the 1988 season with an 11–1 record and a 7–0 mark in HAAC play. In March 1989, the team forfeited all 11 wins and their conference title because it had used two ineligible players.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Bethany (KS) $^9–0–010–1–0
McPherson6–3–06–4–0
Southwestern (KS)6–3–06–4–0
St. Mary of the Plains5–4–06–4–0
Kansas Wesleyan5–4–05–4–0
Bethel (KS)5–4–05–5–0
Ottawa5–4–05–5–0
Friends2–7–02–8–0
Sterling1–8–01–9–0
Tabor1–8–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Cumberland (KY) $^5–0–010–1–0
No. 24 Georgetown (KY)4–1–07–3–0
Evansville3–2–05–5–0
Union (KY)2–3–06–4–0
Kentucky Wesleyan1–4–04–6–0
Campbellsville0–5–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 21 Nebraska Wesleyan $^5–0–07–3–0
Dana3–2–06–4–0
Doane3–2–04–5–0
Midland3–2–04–6–0
Concordia (NE)1–4–03–6–0
Hastings0–5–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Valley City State $^6–0–07–3–0
No. 16 Dickinson State5–1–08–1–0
Minot State4–2–06–3–0
Jamestown3–3–04–5–0
Mayville State1–5–03–6–0
NDSCS–Wahpeton1–5–03–6–0
Mary1–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Sioux Falls $^5–0–09–1–1
Huron3–2–07–3–0
Black Hills State3–2–03–6–0
Dakota Wesleyan3–2–03–7–0
South Dakota Tech1–4–01–8–0
Dakota State0–5–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Austin $^9–1–09–2–0
Tarleton State7–3–07–3–0
Sul Ross5–5–05–5–0
Midwestern State4–6–04–6–0
Howard Payne4–6–04–7–0
McMurry1–9–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 Tri-State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Northwestern (IA) $^3–0–012–1–0
Benedictine (KS)2–1–07–3–0
Westmar1–2–04–5–0
Peru State0–3–06–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin–Whitewater $^7–1–09–3–0
No. 14 Wisconsin–La Crosse *6–2–011–3–0
No. 15 Wisconsin–River Falls6–2–07–3–0
No. 25 Wisconsin–Stevens Point5–3–07–4–0
Wisconsin–Platteville4–4–06–4–0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh4–4–05–4–1
Wisconsin–Eau Claire3–5–05–5–0
Wisconsin–Stout1–7–02–8–0
Wisconsin–Superior0–8–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1988 NAIA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Westminster (PA) ^ – 14–0–0
No. 19 Azusa Pacific – 7–1–0
No. 13 Bluffton ^ – 9–2–0
Geneva – 8–2–0
No. 23 Wilmington (OH) – 7–2–1
Franklin (IN) – 7–3–0
St. Francis (IL) – 6–4–0
Chadron State – 5–5–0
Findlay – 3–6–0
St. Ambrose – 2–6–1
Tiffin – 2–8–0
Waynesburg – 2–8–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 1–7–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 0–10–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Conference champions

ConferenceChampionRecord
ColumbiaMount Rainier League: Central Washington
Mount Hood League: Oregon Tech		6–0
6–0
FrontierCarroll (MT)6–0
Heart of AmericaEvangel7–0
Illini-BadgerConcordia–Wisconsin8–1
KansasBethany9–0
Mid-SouthCumberland (KY)5–0
NebraskaNebraska Wesleyan5–0
North DakotaValley City State6–0
South DakotaSioux Falls5–0
Tri-StateNorthwestern (IA)3–0
WSUCWisconsin–Whitewater7–1

Rankings

Final NAIA Division II poll rankings:

RankTeam (first place votes)Record (thru Nov. 12)Points
1Westminster (PA) (16)10–0518
2Evangel9–0486
3Carroll (MT) (3)9–0474
4Central Washington (1)9–0466
5Northwestern (IA) (1)10–0452
6Bethany (KS)9–0418
7Cumberland (KY)10–0404
8Sioux Falls9–0–1370
9Austin9–1340
10Baker8–1332
11Pacific Lutheran7–2332
12Oregon Tech7–2270
13Bluffton8–1254
14Wisconsin–La Crosse8–2241
15Wisconsin–River Falls7–3211
16Dickinson State7–1200
17Valley City State7–2187
18Concordia (WI)8–1162
19Azusa Pacific7–1130
20Linfield7–2129
21Nebraska Wesleyan7–2118
22Greenville8–1117
23Wilmington (OH)7–2–179
24Georgetown (KY)7–377
25Wisconsin–Stevens Point7–429

[2]

Postseason

First Round
Campus sites		Quarterfinals
Campus sites		Semifinals
Campus sites		Championship
New Wilmington, PA
            
 Pacific Lutheran35
 Oregon Tech*56
 Oregon Tech70
 Carroll (MT)*35
 Central Washington7
 Carroll (MT)*28
 Oregon Tech*24
 Wisconsin–La Crosse37
 Sioux Falls9
 Northwestern (IA)*14
 Northwestern (IA)*33
 Wisconsin–La Crosse45
 Valley City State6
 Wisconsin–La Crosse*31
 Wisconsin–La Crosse14
 Westminster (PA)*21
 Nebraska Wesleyan14
 Evangel*45
 Evangel*22
 Bethany10
 Baker19
 Bethany*21
 Evangel9
 Westminster (PA)*26
 Bluffton30
 Cumberland (KY)*14
 Bluffton7
 Westminster (PA)*40
 Austin12
 Westminster (PA)*34

See also

References

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