1988 Central State Marauders football team

The 1988 Central State Marauders football team represented Central State University as an independent during the 1988 NAIA Division I football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Billy Joe, the Marauders compiled an overall record of 11–2. At the conclusion of the season, the Marauders were also recognized as black college national champion.

1988 Central State Marauders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMcPherson Stadium
1988 NAIA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Central State (OH) ^   –  11 –2 –0
West Virginia Wesleyan   –  6 –4 –0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –  4 –6 –1
Langston   –  2 –7 –0
Guilford   –  2 –8 –0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Urbana
W 61–6[1]
September 10at Virginia State
W 28–61,000[2]
September 17Butler
W 55–10[3]
September 24Northeast Missouri State
  • McPherson Stadium
  • Wilberforce, OH
W 31–142,100[4]
October 1at Johnson C. Smith
W 26–195,129[5]
October 15Kentucky State
  • McPherson Stadium
  • Wilberforce, OH
W 71–14[6]
October 22Fort Valley Statedagger
  • McPherson Stadium
  • Wilberforce, OH
W 21–7[7]
November 5at Northern Michigan
L 7–23[8]
November 12at Arkansas–Pine BluffPine Bluff, ARW 13–0[9]
November 19at Florida A&M
W 27–237,467[10]
November 26Catawba
W 24–10[11]
December 3at Hillsdale
W 14–7[12]
December 10Carson–Newman
  • McPherson Stadium
  • Wilberforce, OH (NAIA Division I Semifinal)
L 0–13[13]
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "Marauders carry on minus Bray". Springfield News-Sun. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "VSU victimized by quick strikes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Central State's Taylor keys win over Butler". Richmond Palladium-Item. September 18, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Central State's win: the good, the bad and the ugly". Dayton Daily News. September 25, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Smith gets close but can't stop Central State". The Chharlotte Observer. October 2, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Central State (Ohio) 71, Kentucky State 14". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Central State struggles to homecoming win, 21–7". Dayton Daily News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "N. Michigan 23, Central St. 7". The Newark Advocate. November 6, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Freshman quarterback lifts Central State, 13–0". Springfield News-Sun. November 13, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Quarterback rallies Central State over the Rattlers". Tallahassee Democrat. November 20, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Catawba falls in first round of NAIA play". The News and Observer. November 27, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Hillsdale bows in playoff, 14–7". Lansing State Journal. December 4, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "It's back to the Bowl for C–N". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 11, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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