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 Freddie 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
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