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
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
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.