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1988 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Heacock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and placed seventh in the GCAC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Eastern IllinoisL 7–167,872
September 10at Wake Forest*L 0–3520,225
September 17at Western Michigan*L 14–4422,207
September 24Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 23–248,259
October 1Missouri–Rolla*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 20–09,271
October 8at No. 10 Western Kentucky*L 16–3110,200
October 15Northern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 7–347,709
October 22at Indiana StateL 18–2612,758
October 29at No. 3 Western IllinoisL 10–1313,833
November 5at Arkansas State*L 10–28
November 12Southwest Missouri State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 10–219,125

References

  1. "Eastern Illinois trips ISU". The Pantagraph. September 4, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wake Forest blanks ISU, 35–0". The Pantagraph. September 11, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Broncos stay unbeaten with rout of Illinois State". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SIU surges to sweet victory". The Southern Illinoisan. September 25, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Northern carries ISU to first win". The Pantagraph. October 2, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Arnold leads way as Western Kentucky beats Illinois State 31–16". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UNI breezes to 34–7 romp to end slide". The Des Moines Register. October 16, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Redbirds rally, but fall short at Indiana State". The Pantagraph. October 23, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Western Illinois rallies for 9th victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 30, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Arkansas State runs down ISU". The Pantagraph. November 6, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bears hold on to gain win in '88 finale". The Springfield News-Leader. November 13, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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