1988 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 1988 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Sonny Jackson, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Southland.

1988 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach	Sonny Jackson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cowboy 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	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Mississippi College*		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 6–2		[1]
September 10	Northeast Louisiana		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 23–0	17,200	[2]
September 17	Toledo*		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 46–19	19,750	[3]
September 24	at Fresno State*	No. 9	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–49	34,503	[4]
October 1	at Nicholls State*	No. 17	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 19–23		[5]
October 8	Northwestern State		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	L 20–25		[6]
October 15	at No. 1 North Texas		Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 0–37	18,560	[7]
October 22	at Southwest Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 24–21		[8]
November 5	Sam Houston State		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 37–0		[9]
November 12	at No. 1 Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 3–20		[10]
November 19	Lamar*		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 18–17		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "McNeese holds off Mississippi College". The Clarion-Ledger. September 4, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "McNeese stuns NLU with 23–0 humiliation". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "McNeese 46, Toledo 19". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "'Dogs fry another opponent 49–0". The Fresno Bee. September 25, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Nicholls State 23, McNeese State 19". Abbeville Meridional. October 2, 1988. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "NSU first half too much for McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "North Texas homecoming a 37–0 party". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1988. pp. 3–12. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "McNeese wins". The Eunice News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "McNeese State wins second straight, 37–0". Abbeville Meridional. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Stephen F. Austin dumps McNeese, 20–3". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "McNeese steals win from Lamar". Daily World. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.