1988 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1988 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 13th-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–1–2 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion. Jackson State finished their season with a loss against Stephen F. Austin in the Division I-AA playoffs.