2008 Texas State Bobcats football team

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2008
Bobcat Stadium
Seasons
2008 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Central Arkansas* $   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 22 Texas State ^   5 – 2     8 – 5  
McNeese State   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Northwestern State   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     3 – 6  
Southeastern Louisiana   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Sam Houston State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Stephen F. Austin   2 – 5     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Texas State Bobcats football team represented

Bobcat Stadium as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and five losses (8–5, 5–2 Southland). Despite finishing in second place in conference play, they earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid, due to the conference champion Central Arkansas being ineligible for the postseason due to their transition period after moving up from Division II. They finished the season with a loss at Montana in the first round of the FCS playoffs
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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 p.m.
Bobcat Stadium
  • San Marcos, TX
    		• W 21–1413,952[1]
    September 67:00 p.m.at SMU*
    		L 36–4722,218[2]
    September 202:45 p.m.at Northern Colorado*
    		W 38–357,246[3]
    September 276:00 p.m.Southern Utah*
    • Bobcat Stadium
    • San Marcos, TX
    		L 20–3412,301[4]
    October 45:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
    • Bobcat Stadium
    • San Marcos, TX
    		W 63–3911,561[5]
    October 117:00 p.m.at No. 3 McNeese State
    		W 45–4212,304[6]
    October 183:00 p.m.No. 13 Central Arkansas
    • Bobcat Stadium
    • San Marcos, TX
    		L 24–3110,418[7]
    October 252:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin
    		W 62–2111,400[8]
    November 12:00 p.m.Northwestern State
    • Bobcat Stadium
    • San Marcos, TX
    		L 31–34 OT9,100[9]
    November 82:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
    		W 38–243,267[10]
    November 153:00 p.m.Nicholls State
    		W 34–1010,016[11]
    November 222:00 p.m.at Sam Houston State
    		W 45–42 OT9,045[12]
    November 291:00 p.m.at No. 5 Montana*No. 23
    		L 13–3119,489[13]

    Rankings

    See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213Final
    Sports Network——RV———RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2322
    Coaches——RV—RV——RVRVRV——RVRV23

    Game summaries

    Angelo State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Rams 0 7 7 0 14
    Bobcats 7 0 0 14 21

    At SMU

    See also: 2008 SMU Mustangs football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 0 13 9 14 36
    Mustangs 14 16 3 14 47

    At Northern Colorado

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 21 7 7 3 38
    Bears 14 7 14 0 35

    Southern Utah

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Thunderbirds 17 3 14 0 34
    Bobcats 0 7 0 13 20

    Texas Southern

    See also: 2008 Texas Southern Tigers football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Tigers 7 13 13 6 39
    Bobcats 14 21 14 14 63

    At No. 3 McNeese State

    See also: 2008 McNeese State Cowboys football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 14 10 14 7 45
    No. 3 Cowboys 14 0 6 22 42

    No. 13 Central Arkansas

    See also: 2008 Central Arkansas Bears football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 13 Bears 7 14 0 10 31
    Bobcats 0 14 0 10 24

    At Stephen F. Austin

    See also: 2008 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 24 17 21 0 62
    Lumberjacks 7 7 7 0 21

    Northwestern State

    See also: 2008 Northwestern State Demons football team
    1 2 3 4OT Total
    Demons 7 7 7 76 34
    Bobcats 0 14 7 73 31

    At Southeastern Louisiana

    See also: 2008 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Bobcats 28 10 0 0 38
    Lions 14 0 3 7 24

    Nicholls State

    See also: 2008 Nicholls State Colonels football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Colonels 3 0 7 0 10
    Bobcats 0 24 7 3 34

    At Sam Houston State

    See also: 2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
    1 2 3 4OT Total
    Bobcats 0 13 22 76 48
    Bearkats 14 7 7 143 45

    At No. 5 Montana (NCAA Division I First Round)

    See also: 2008 Montana Grizzlies football team
    1 2 3 4 Total
    No. 23 Bobcats 10 0 3 0 13
    No. 5 Grizzlies 0 7 14 10 31

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