1988 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1988 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (0–6 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
1988 Southland Conference football standings
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

The 1988 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Southland.