1988 All-Southwest Conference football team

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).

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 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)

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