1988 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team
American college football season
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The 1988 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GFC.
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 GFC)
Headcoach
- Jesse Branch (3rd season)
DefensivecoordinatorDave Wommack (3rd season)
| 1988 Southwest Missouri State Bears football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–2 GFC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Dave Wommack (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Briggs Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Western Illinois $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at No. 18 Northwestern State* | L 8–24 | [1] | |||
| September 10 | Missouri Southern* | W 56–12 | [2] | |||
| September 17 | No. 12 Western Illinois |
| L 31–35 | 7,655 | [3] | |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | W 28–9 | 10,734 | [4] | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | L 3–17 | 14,127 | [5] | |
| October 8 | at Indiana State | L 24–27 | [6] | |||
| October 15 | at No. 8 Western Kentucky* |
| L 14–21 | 8,059 | [7] | |
| October 29 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 41–21 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | Southern Illinois |
| W 28–24 | 3,030 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at Illinois State | W 21–10 | 9,125 | [10] | ||
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