1988 Alabama State Hornets football team

The 1988 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

1988 Alabama State Hornets football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Houston Markham (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Darwin Valentine (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cramton Bowl
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Jackson State $^	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	2
No. 20 Grambling State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alcorn State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Southern	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	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 10	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 12–20	19,890	[1]
September 17	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 29–6		[2]
September 24	vs. Texas Southern	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	W 20–6		[3]
October 8	Jackson State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 7–21	15,000	[4]
October 15	at Albany State*	Hugh Mills Stadium Albany, GA	W 16–10	4,000	[5]
October 22	vs. Prairie View A&M	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (Capital City Classic)	W 45–7		[6]
October 29	vs. Alabama A&M*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	W 7–0		[7]
November 5	at Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 0–34	15,000	[8]
November 12	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 23–0		[9]
November 24	Tuskegee*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	W 17–0	25,300	[10]
*Non-conference game