1988 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

1988 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumHomer Bryce 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 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jim Hess, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland. Stephen F. Austin advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Lumberjaccks defeated Jackson State in the first round, before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Georgia Southern, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.