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2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
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 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Todd Whitten, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Southland.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28East Central*W 58–1412,058[1]
September 13at Prairie View A&M*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
Canceled [A 1] [2]
September 20at No. 19 (FBS) Kansas*L 14–3851,767[3]
September 27at Gardner–Webb*W 49–335,200[4]
October 11at No. 14 Central ArkansasL 46–4812,312
October 18No. 11 McNeese State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 17–2812,117[5]
October 25at Northwestern StateL 16–248,922[6]
November 1Stephen F. Austin
W 34–31 2OT10,134[7]
November 8at Nicholls StateW 47–374,032[8]
November 15Southeastern Louisiana
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 27–30 OT7,027
November 22No. 23 Texas State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
L 42–45 OT9,045[9]

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Notes

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  1. ^ The game against Prairie View A&M scheduled for September 13 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Ike.

References

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  1. ^ "Bomar leads Bearkats past East Central". The Daily Oklahoman. August 29, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View A&M–Sam Houston football game canceled". Houston Chronicle. Chron.com. September 11, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jayhawks' win far from flawless". The Kansas City Star. September 21, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sam Houston St. defeats Gardner–Webb, 49–33". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 28, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fourroux, McNeese win". Abbeville Meridional. October 19, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Demons get big win over Bearkats". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 26, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SFA quarterback sets NCAA passing records". The Marshall News Messenger. November 2, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sam Houston St. 47, Nicholls St. 37". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas State 48, Sam Houston State 45, OT". Victoria Advocate. November 23, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 16, 2022.