1988 NAIA Division II 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's lower division for football.

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]

Westminster (PA) defeated Wisconsin–La Crosse in the championship game, 21–14, to win their fourth NAIA national title.

Conference champions

Conference Champion Record
Columbia Mount Rainier Division: Central Washington
Mount Hood Division: Oregon Tech
6–0
6–0
Frontier Carroll (MT) 6–0
Heart of America Baker 7–0
Illini-Badger Concordia–Wisconsin 8–1
Kansas Bethany 9–0
Mid-South Cumberlands (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

Postseason

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* 14
  Bluffton 7
  Westminster (PA)* 40
  Austin 12
  Westminster (PA)* 34

See also

References

  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
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