1988 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

The 1988 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1988.

1988 Sonoma State Cossacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1988 record	5–5 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Marty Fine (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cossacks Stadium

1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Sonoma State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1988 Cossacks were led by second-year head coach Marty Fine. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 3–2 NCAC). The Cossacks were outscored by their opponents 200–225 for the season. This was the last season for the Cossacks with Coach Fine at the helm. He finished his two years at Sonoma State with a record of 10–11, a .476 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at California Lutheran*	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, California	L 13–17	2,144[1]
September 17	Cal State Northridge*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 6–31[2]
September 24	Menlo*	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 29–19
October 1	Cal State Hayward[note 2]	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 19–7
October 8	at UC Santa Barbara*	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	W 20–18	2,458[3]
October 15	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, California	L 13–42
October 22	Humboldt State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 18–38
October 29	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	L 34–35
November 5	at Chico State[note 3]	University Stadium Chico, California	W 14–10
November 12	San Francisco State	Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 34–8
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.[6][7][8]

Notes

1. Cossacks Stadium would be renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.
2. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
3. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References

1. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 1988. p. III-21. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 18, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1988. p. III-23. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1988 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
5. "Sonoma State Football - 1988". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
6. "1989 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
7. "Sonoma St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
8. "Draft History: Sonoma State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.