The 1988 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented

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in the

1988 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title via a 34–21 defeat of previously unbeaten West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona. With 4 of the fi ...

. In their sixth season under head coach

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, the Hurons compiled a 6–3–1 record (5–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the

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, and outscored their opponents, 200 to 173. The team lost to

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by a 55-0 score. 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.

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Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons

Eastern Michigan Hurons football The Eastern Michigan Eagles are a college football program at Eastern Michigan University. They compete in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Mid-American Conference. Past names include "Michigan State Normal College Normalites ...

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