1988_NAIA_Division_II_football_season

1988 NAIA Division II football season
1988 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1988
Postseason	November–December 1988
National Championship	Memorial Stadium; New Wilmington, PA
Champions	Westminster (PA) (4)
	←1987; NAIA Division II football season; 1989→;

1988 NAIA Division II football season

American college 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.

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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.

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"NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

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"Final NAIA Division II poll". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1988. p. 26. Retrieved May 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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Conference	Champion	Record
Columbia	Mount Rainier League: Central Washington Mount Hood League: Oregon Tech	6–0 6–0
Frontier	Carroll (MT)	6–0
Heart of America	Evangel	7–0
Illini-Badger	Concordia–Wisconsin	8–1
Kansas	Bethany	9–0
Mid-South	Cumberland (KY)	5–0
Nebraska	Nebraska Wesleyan	5–0
North Dakota	Valley City State	6–0
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	5–0
Tri-State	Northwestern (IA)	3–0
WSUC	Wisconsin–Whitewater	7–1

Rank	Team (first place votes)	Record (thru Nov. 12)	Points
1	Westminster (PA) (16)	10–0	518
2	Evangel	9–0	486
3	Carroll (MT) (3)	9–0	474
4	Central Washington (1)	9–0	466
5	Northwestern (IA) (1)	10–0	452
6	Bethany (KS)	9–0	418
7	Cumberland (KY)	10–0	404
8	Sioux Falls	9–0–1	370
9	Austin	9–1	340
10	Baker	8–1	332
11	Pacific Lutheran	7–2	332
12	Oregon Tech	7–2	270
13	Bluffton	8–1	254
14	Wisconsin–La Crosse	8–2	241
15	Wisconsin–River Falls	7–3	211
16	Dickinson State	7–1	200
17	Valley City State	7–2	187
18	Concordia (WI)	8–1	162
19	Azusa Pacific	7–1	130
20	Linfield	7–2	129
21	Nebraska Wesleyan	7–2	118
22	Greenville	8–1	117
23	Wilmington (OH)	7–2–1	79
24	Georgetown (KY)	7–3	77
25	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	7–4	29

First Round Campus sites			Quarterfinals Campus sites			Semifinals Campus sites			Championship New Wilmington, PA

	Pacific Lutheran	35

	Oregon Tech*	56
				Oregon Tech	70

				Carroll (MT)*	35
	Central Washington	7

	Carroll (MT)*	28
							Oregon Tech*	24

							Wisconsin–La Crosse	37
	Sioux Falls	9

	Northwestern (IA)*	14
				Northwestern (IA)*	33

				Wisconsin–La Crosse	45
	Valley City State	6

	Wisconsin–La Crosse*	31
										Wisconsin–La Crosse	14

										Westminster (PA)*	21
	Nebraska Wesleyan	14

	Evangel*	45
				Evangel*	22

				Bethany	10
	Baker	19

	Bethany*	21
							Evangel	9

							Westminster (PA)*	26
	Bluffton	30

	Cumberland (KY)*	14
				Bluffton	7

				Westminster (PA)*	40
	Austin	12

	Westminster (PA)*	34

1988_NAIA_Division_II_football_season

1988 NAIA Division II football season

Conference standings

Conference champions

Rankings

Postseason

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