1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–3–1 (5–2–1 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Harkema (6th season)
Captain	By Game
Home stadium	Rynearson Stadium

1988 Mid-American football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Michigan $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ball State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ohio	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Toledo	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kent State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Bowling Green	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Miami (OH)	0	–	7	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 3	Miami (OH)	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 24–17
September 10	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 17–12
September 17	Kent State	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 21–14
September 24	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–55
October 8	Central Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)	L 6–20
October 15	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 16–12
October 22	Western Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 24–31
October 29	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	T 17–17
November 5	Toledo	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 20–19
November 12	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 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.