1988 Alabama State Hornets football team

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1988 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarwin Valentine (2nd season)
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 0 0 8 1 2
No. 20 Grambling State 5 2 0 8 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 0 7 3 0
Alcorn State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Southern 4 3 0 6 5 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 0 3 8 0
Texas Southern 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at SouthernL 12–2019,890[1]
September 17at Alcorn StateW 29–6[2]
September 24vs. Texas Southern
W 20–6[3]
October 8Jackson StateL 7–21[4]
October 15at Albany State*
W 16–104,000[5]
October 22vs. Prairie View A&M
W 45–7[6]
October 29vs. Alabama A&M*W 7–0[7]
November 5at Grambling StateL 0–3415,000[8]
November 12at Mississippi Valley StateW 23–0[9]
November 24Tuskegee*
W 17–025,300[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern storms back in 2nd half to claim 20–12 victory over Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 11, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alabama State rolls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jones, Baxter spark Hornets past Texas Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "JSU garners 21st straight SWAC victory". Sun Herald. October 9, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baxter, 3 safeties propel Hornets past Albany". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alabama State strikes early, routs Prairie View in Classic". Austin American-Statesman. October 23, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama State nips A&M in Classic, 7–0". The Selma Times-Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "G-Men pulverize Ala. State 34–0". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ASU pops Valley, 23–0". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 13, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hornets feast on Tigers, despite loss of 7 players". Alabama Journal. November 25, 1988. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.