1988 Carson–Newman Eagles football team

The 1988 Carson–Newman Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Carson–Newman College (renamed Carson–Newman University in 2012) as a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) during the 1988 NAIA Division I football season. In its ninth year under head coach Ken Sparks, the team compiled a 12–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for the SAC championship, and defeated Adams State in the Champion Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.[1]

1988 Carson–Newman Eagles football
NAIA Division I national champion
SAC champion
Champion Bowl, W 56–21 vs. Adams State
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Conference
Record12–2 (5–2 SAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBurke–Tarr Stadium
1988 South Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Carson–Newman +^ 5 –2 –012 –2 –0
No. 13 Catawba +^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 20 Lenoir–Rhyne + 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. 22 Elon 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Mars Hill 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Gardner–Webb 2 –5 –04 –6 –1
Newberry 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Presbyterian 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

It was the fourth of five national championships (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 and 1989) won by Carson–Newman during the 1980s.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Fairmont State*
W 17–123,642
September 10at Hillsdale*
W 24–145,500
September 17Wingate*
  • Burke–Tarr Stadium
  • Jefferson City, TN
W 36–24
September 24at Elon
L 7–10
October 1Catawba
W 3–0
October 8Newberry
  • Burke–Tarr Stadium
  • Jefferson City, TN
L 13–14
October 15at Mars Hill
W 34–16
October 22Gardner–Webb
  • Burke–Tarr Stadium
  • Jefferson City, TN
W 22–12
October 29at Lenoir–Rhyne
W 28–21
November 12Presbyterian
  • Burke–Tarr Stadium
  • Jefferson City, TN
W 52–21
November 26Concord*
  • Burke–Tarr Stadium
  • Jefferson City, TN (NAIA Division I first round)
W 62–291,548
December 3Moorhead State*
  • Burke–Tarr Stadium
  • Jefferson City, TN (NAIA Division I quarterfinal)
W 42–6
December 10at Central State (OH)*
W 13–0[2]
December 17Adams State*
W 56–21
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "2010 Carson-Newman Eagles Football Media Guide" (PDF). Carson-Newman College. 2010.
  2. "It's back to the Bowl for C–N". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 11, 1988. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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