2008 Texas State Bobcats football team

2008 Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 22
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	8-5 (5-2 Southland)
Head coach	Brad Wright (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium (Capacity: 16,000)

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 Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Texas State Bobcats football team represented Texas State University–San Marcos in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bobcats led by second year head coach Brad Wright, played their home games at 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). They finished the season with a loss at Montana in the First Round of the FCS playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
August 28	Angelo State*			W 21-14
September 6	at Southern Methodist (FBS)*			L 36-45
September 20	at Northern Colorado*			W 38-35
September 27	Southern Utah*			L 20-34
October 4	Texas Southern*			W 63-39
October 11	at No. 3 McNeese State			W 45-42
October 18	No. 13 Central Arkansas			L 24-31
October 25	at Stephen F. Austin			W 62-21
November 1	Northwestern State			L 31-34 (OT)
November 8	at Southeastern Louisiana			W 38-24
November 15	Nichols State (Battle for the Paddle)		San Marcos, TX	W 34-10
November 22	at Sam Houston State			W 45-42 (OT)
November 29	at No. 5 Montana (First Round, Division I Championship)*	No. 23	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, Montana	L 13-31
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game