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
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach	Jim Hess (7th season)
Home stadium	Homer Bryce 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	at Southern Miss*		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 7–21	15,032	[1]
September 10	Prairie View A&M*		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 38–3		[2]
September 17	Lamar*		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 26–14		[3]
September 24	at Southwest Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 27–10		[4]
October 1	at Northeast Louisiana		Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 20–3		[5]
October 15	at Sam Houston State	No. 17	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	W 17–10	13,110	[6]
October 22	Eastern Washington*	No. 11	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 48–10		[7]
October 29	No. 1 North Texas	No. 9	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 17–10	13,911	[8]
November 5	Nicholls State*	No. 3	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 30–7		[9]
November 12	McNeese State	No. 1	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 20–3		[10]
November 19	No. 10 Northwestern State	No. 1	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)	L 17–20		[11]
November 26	No. 5 Jackson State*	No. 9	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 24–0		[12]
December 3	at No. 2 Georgia Southern*	No. 9	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 6–27	12,289	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game