1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

The 1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 6–3–1 record (5–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Mid-American Conference, and outscored their opponents, 200 to 173. The team lost to Arizona by a 55-0 score.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Sullivan with 1,664 passing yards, Bob Foster with 762 rushing yards, and Craig Ostrander with 676 receiving yards.[3]

1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3–1 (5–2–1 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainBy Game
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1988 Mid-American football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Michigan $ 7 1 09 3 0
Eastern Michigan 5 2 16 3 1
Ball State 5 3 08 3 0
Central Michigan 5 3 07 4 0
Ohio 4 3 14 6 1
Toledo 4 4 06 5 0
Kent State 3 5 05 6 0
Bowling Green 1 6 12 8 1
Miami (OH) 0 7 10 10 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3Miami (OH)W 24–17
September 10at Youngstown State*W 17–12
September 17Kent State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 21–14
September 24at Arizona*L 0–55
October 8Central Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
L 6–20
October 15at Ball StateW 16–12
October 22Western Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 24–31
October 29at OhioT 17–17
November 5Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 20–19
November 12at Bowling GreenW 28–3
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1988 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 166, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. "1988 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.


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