1988 Arkansas State Indians football team

1988 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Larry Lacewell (10th season)
Home stadium	Indian Stadium

1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^			–					9	–	4	–	0
Liberty			–					8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State			–					7	–	4	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	4	–	1
Towson			–					5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State			–					5	–	6	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	7	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Lamar			–					3	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Larry Lacewell, the Indians finished the season with a record of 5–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Delta State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 28–15
September 10	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 7–9	28,505
September 17	at North Texas	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 21–49	11,850
October 24	Northeast Louisiana	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 13–16	14,488
October 1	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 43–45	9,700
October 8	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 13–12	9,463
October 15	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 22–25	24,476
October 22	Lamar	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 17–21	11,444
October 29	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 31–22	15,875
November 5	Illinois State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 28–10
November 19	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 38–21	16,718
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