1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3–1 (5–2–1 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
1988 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Michigan $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Miami (OH)
W 24–1717,062[4]
September 10at Youngstown State*
W 17–127,841[5]
September 17Kent State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 21–1416,478[6]
September 24at Arizona*
L 0–5543,035[7]
October 8Central Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI (rivalry)
L 6–2022,136[8]
October 15at Ball State
W 16–1216,125[9]
October 22Western Michigan
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 24–3123,003[10]
October 29at Ohio
T 17–17[11]
November 5Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 20–198,338[12]
November 12at Bowling Green
W 28–3[13]
  • *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.
  4. ^ McCabe, Mick (September 4, 1988). "Hurons surprise Miami". Detroit Free Press. p. 57. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eastern Michigan stops Youngstown State, 17–12". Lansing State Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved January 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fosters lift EMU to 21–14 victory". The Grand Rapids Press. September 18, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UA defeats Hurons, 55–0". The Arizona Daily Star. September 25, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'TNT' fuels CMU explosion in 20–6 win over Eastern". The Saginaw News. October 9, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fumbles cost Ball State game, share of MAC lead". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "WMU–Eastern another Mid-American thriller". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 23, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "EMU ties OU 17–17, fades in title chase". The Ann Arbor News. October 30, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hurons catch Rockets, 20–19". The Ann Arbor News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Quarterback leads EMU to victory". The Grand Rapids Press. November 13, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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