The 1988 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1988 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI).
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
- Quinn Grovey, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Billy Joe Tolliver, Texas Tech (UPI-1)
Running backs
- Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Eric Metcalf, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Barry Foster, Arkansas (UPI-2)
- Chuck Weatherspoon, Houston (UPI-2)
Tight ends
- Billy Winston, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-2)
Wide receivers
- Jason Phillips, Houston (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jason Dixon, Houston (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tony Jones, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jarrod Delaney, TCU (UPI-2)
- Mike Boudousquie, Rice (UPI-2)
Tackles
- Matt McCall, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jim Mabry, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Charles Odiorne, Texas Tech (UPI-1)
- Mark Bass, Baylor (UPI-2)
Guards
- Fred Childress, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jerry Fontenot, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Richmond Webb, Texas A&M (UPI-2)
- Mark Henry, Arkansas (UPI-2)
Centers
- Courtney Hall, Rice (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Elbert Crawford, Arkansas (AP-2)
- Bobby Sign, Baylor (UPI-2)
Defensive selections
Defensive lineman
- Wayne Martin, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Glenn Montgomery, Houston (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tracy Simien, TCU (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Mitchell Benson, TCU (AP-1)
- Desmond Royal, Texas Tech (UPI-1)
- Kerry Crawford, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Michael Shepherd, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Alfred Oglesby, Houston (UPI-2)
- Kerry Lynch, Texas Tech (UPI-2)
Linebackers
- Britt Hager, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Roper, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Kerry Owens, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Aaron Wallace, Texas A&M (AP-1; UPI-2)
- James Francis, Baylor (UPI-2)
- Gary Joe Kinne, Baylor (UPI-2)
Secondary
- Steve Atwater, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Falanda Newton, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Johnnie Jackson, Houston (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mickey Washington, Texas A&M (UPI-1)
- Patrick Williams, Arkansas (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Richard Brothers, Arkansas (AP-2)
- Robert Blackmon, Baylor (UPI-2)
- Alex Morris, Texas A&M (UPI-2)
- Donald Harris, Texas Tech (UPI-2)
Special teams
Placekickers
- Kendall Trainor, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Roman Anderson, Houston (UPI-2)
Punters
- Bobby Lilljedahl, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jamie Simmons, Texas Tech (UPI-2)
Return specialists
- Tyrone Thurman, Texas Tech (AP-1)
Miscellaneous
- Offensive Player of the Year: Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP; UPI)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Wayne Martin, Arkansas (AP; UPI)
- Coach of the Year: Ken Hatfield, Arkansas (AP; UPI)
- Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Robert Wilson, Texas A&M (AP)
- Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Willie Mack Garza, Texas (AP)
- Conference champion: Arkansas Razorbacks
Key
AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also
1988 College Football All-America Team
References
- "Hogs Dominate All-SWC Team". The Victoria Advocate. November 30, 1988. p. 1B.
- "All-Southwest Conference football team". December 5, 1988.
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