1988 Arkansas State

3–⁠2. The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠6, over 11 games to the five on file here.

Schedule and results

Arkansas State in 1988, game by game: lost at Memphis 7–9; won at Akron 13–12; lost at Ole Miss 22–25; won vs. Louisiana Tech 31–22; won at Louisiana 38–21+17−3Lost 7–9 at Memphis-2MemphisWon 13–12 at Akron+1AkronLost 22–25 at Ole Miss-3Ole MissWon 31–22 vs. Louisiana Tech+9Louisiana TechWon 38–21 at Louisiana+17Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atMemphisL 7–⁠929%
Oct 8atAkronW 13–⁠1236%
Oct 15atOle MissL 22–⁠2524%
Oct 29vsLouisiana TechW 31–⁠2246%
Nov 19atLouisianaW 38–⁠2124%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Arkansas State’s 1988 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 17atNorth TexasL 21–⁠49North Texas’s article
Oct 22vsLamarL 17–⁠21Lamar’s article
Nov 5vsIllinois StateW 28–⁠10Illinois State’s article
Record
3–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
111–⁠89
Coach
—
Elo
1395 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1989

The 1989 draft
Rd 5Tim Smiley DBWashington Redskins