1988_Central_State_Marauders_football_team
1988 Central State Marauders football team
American college football season
The 1988 Central State Marauders football team represented Central State University as an independent during the 1988 NAIA Division I football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Billy Joe, the Marauders compiled an overall record of 11–2. At the conclusion of the season, the Marauders were also recognized as black college national champion.
Quick Facts Central State Marauders football, Black college national champion ...
| 1988 Central State Marauders football | |
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NAIA Division I Semifinals, L 0–13 vs. Carson–Newman | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 11–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | McPherson Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Central State (OH) ^ | – | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Urbana |
| W 61–6 | [1] | |
| September 10 | at Virginia State | W 28–6 | 1,000 | [2] | |
| September 17 | Butler |
| W 55–10 | [3] | |
| September 24 | Northeast Missouri State |
| W 31–14 | 2,100 | [4] |
| October 1 | at Johnson C. Smith | W 26–19 | 5,129 | [5] | |
| October 15 | Kentucky State |
| W 71–14 | [6] | |
| October 22 | Fort Valley State |
| W 21–7 | [7] | |
| November 5 | at Northern Michigan |
| L 7–23 | [8] | |
| November 12 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| W 13–0 | [9] | |
| November 19 | at Florida A&M | W 27–23 | 7,467 | [10] | |
| November 26 | Catawba |
| W 24–10 | [11] | |
| December 3 | at Hillsdale |
| W 14–7 | [12] | |
| December 10 | Carson–Newman |
| L 0–13 | [13] | |
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- "Marauders carry on minus Bray". Springfield News-Sun. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "VSU victimized by quick strikes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Central State's Taylor keys win over Butler". Richmond Palladium-Item. September 18, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Central State's win: the good, the bad and the ugly". Dayton Daily News. September 25, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Smith gets close but can't stop Central State". The Chharlotte Observer. October 2, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Central State (Ohio) 71, Kentucky State 14". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Central State struggles to homecoming win, 21–7". Dayton Daily News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N. Michigan 23, Central St. 7". The Newark Advocate. November 6, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Freshman quarterback lifts Central State, 13–0". Springfield News-Sun. November 13, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Quarterback rallies Central State over the Rattlers". Tallahassee Democrat. November 20, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Catawba falls in first round of NAIA play". The News and Observer. November 27, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hillsdale bows in playoff, 14–7". Lansing State Journal. December 4, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "It's back to the Bowl for C–N". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 11, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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