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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1988
| team = Appalachian State Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 6–4–1
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = [[Sparky Woods]]
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach =
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| off_scheme =
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| captain =
| stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
}}
{{1988 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1988 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Appalachian State University]] as a member of the [[Southern Conference]] (SoCon)during the [[1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season]]. In their fifth year under head coach [[Sparky Woods]], the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SoCon.

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1988
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| w/l = w
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1988 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| site_stadium = [[Kidd Brewer Stadium|Conrad Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone, NC]]
| score = 38–14
| attend = 13,428
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89187607/appalachian-opens-title-defense-by-overw/|work=The State|title=Appalachian opens title defense by overwhelming Citadel 38–14|date=September 4, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1988 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]]
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = [[Bridgeforth Stadium|JMU Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg, VA]]
| score = 17–14
| attend = 9,250
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87019535/appalachian-wins-on-late-field-goal/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian wins on late field goal|date=September 11, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1988|team=Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|title=Gardner–Webb}}
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 39–10
| attend = 18,262
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89187871/appalachian-outclasses-bulldogs/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian outclasses Bulldogs|date=September 25, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = [[1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina]]
| opprank = 8 <small>([[1988 NCAA Division I-A football rankings|I-A]])</small>
| site_stadium = [[Williams–Brice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia, SC]]
| score = 9–35
| attend = 71,380
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89188083/appalachian-gives-usc-tough-time/|work=The State|title=Appalachian gives USC tough time|date=October 2, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1988 VMI Keydets football team|VMI]]
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Memorial Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington, VA]]
| score = 34–20
| attend = 4,700
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89188220/appalachian-st-rallies-to-turn-back-key/|work=Daily Press|title=Appalachian St. rallies to turn back Keydets|date=October 9, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1988 Furman Paladins football team|Furman]]
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 9–24
| attend = 25,301
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89188380/furman-upsets-asu-249/|work=The Greenville News|title=Furman upsets ASU, 24–9|date=October 16, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = [[1988 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team|East Tennessee State]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 51–3
| attend = 8,106
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89188578/appalachian-state-humbles-bucs-513/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Appalachian State humbles Bucs, 51–3|date=October 23, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = [[1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = [[Fairfield Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington, WV]]
| gamename = [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 27–30
| attend = 16,447
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89188738/appalachian-falls-to-marshall-rally/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Appalachian falls to Marshall rally|date=October 30, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| rank = 16
| opponent = [[1988 Western Carolina Catamounts football team|Western Carolina]]
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename = [[Battle for the Old Mountain Jug|rivalry]]
| score = 42–21
| attend = 12,375
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89188953/appalachian-rolls-over-wcu-4221/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Appalachian rolls over WCU, 42–21|date=November 6, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = [[1988 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]
| site_stadium = [[Chamberlain Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]
| score = 24–28
| attend = 4,212
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89189131/moccasins-clinch-sc-victory-over-appy-st/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Moccasins clinch SC victory over Appy State|date=November 13, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = t
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]]
| site_stadium = [[Truist Field at Wake Forest|Groves Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
| score = 34–34
| attend = 21,050
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89189284/tie-ends-deacons-bowl-hopes/|work=The News and Observer|title=Tie ends Deacons' bowl hopes|date=November 20, 1988|accessdate=November 18, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Appalachian State Mountaineers football navbox}}

[[Category:1988 Southern Conference football season|Appalachian State]]
[[Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons]]
[[Category:1988 in sports in North Carolina|Appalachian State Mountaineers football]]

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1988 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team - Revision history

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