2008 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

2008 Abilene Christian Wildcats football
LSC champion LSC South Division champion
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 36–45 vs. Northwest Missouri State
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 5
Record	11–1 (9–0 LSC)
Head coach	Chris Thomsen (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken Collums (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Johns (3rd season)
Home stadium	Shotwell Stadium

2008 Lone Star Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Central Oklahoma		6	–	3					7	–	4
SE Oklahoma State		6	–	3					6	–	5
Texas A&M–Commerce		5	–	4					5	–	5
East Central		2	–	7					3	–	8
SW Oklahoma State		1	–	8					3	–	8
Northeastern State		0	–	9					1	–	10
South Division
No. 5 Abilene Christian $^		9	–	0					11	–	1
No. 10 West Texas A&M ^		8	–	1					11	–	2
Tarleton State		6	–	3					8	–	3
Texas A&M–Kingsville		6	–	3					7	–	4
Midwestern State		5	–	4					6	–	4
Angelo State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern New Mexico †		1	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated both wins. Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2008 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian University (ACU) as a member of the South Division of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chris Thomsen, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–1 record with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the LSC and LSC South Division titles. Abilene Christian advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Wildcats defeated West Texas A&M, 93–68, in the second round, before losing to Northwest Missouri State in the quarterfinals, 45–36. The team played its home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Northwest Missouri State*	No. 8	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO	W 44–27	6,841
September 13	2:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce*	No. 4	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 45–14	7,217
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Oklahoma State*	No. 4	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 59–10	3,268
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	No. 4	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	W 56–11	3,524
October 4	6:00 p.m.	East Central*	No. 4	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 66–7	7,677
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Angelo State	No. 3	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 51–7	8,145
October 18	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 West Texas A&M	No. 3	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 52–35	19,380
October 25	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Tarleton State	No. 2	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 37–17	10,585
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 2	Javelina Stadium Kinsgville, TX	W 42–17	5,817
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Midwestern State	No. 2	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 47–17	7,337
November 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 West Texas A&M*	No. 2	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX (NCAA Division II Second Round)	W 93–68	11,797
November 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 Northwest Missouri State*	No. 2	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 36–45	8,817
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time