2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season

2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Conference| Southland Conference
Record| 4–6 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach|

* Todd Whitten (4th season)

Home stadium| Bowers Stadium

Seasons

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2008 Southland Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 28| East Central*|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 58–14| 12,058| [1]
September 13| at Prairie View A&M*|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| Canceled [A 1] | | [2]
September 20| at No. 19 (FBS) Kansas*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| L 14–38| 51,767| [3]
September 27| at Gardner–Webb*|

* Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
* Boiling Springs, NC

| W 49–33| 5,200| [4]
October 11| at No. 14 Central Arkansas|

* Estes Stadium
* Conway, AR

| L 46–48| 12,312|
October 18| No. 11 McNeese State|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| L 17–28| 12,117| [5]
October 25| at Northwestern State|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| L 16–24| 8,922| [6]
November 1| Stephen F. Austin|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)

| W 34–31 2OT| 10,134| [7]
November 8| at Nicholls State|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA

| W 47–37| 4,032| [8]
November 15| Southeastern Louisiana|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| L 27–30 OT| 7,027|
November 22| No. 23 Texas State|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX (rivalry)

| L 42–45 OT| 9,045| [9]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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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.

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* Pritchett Field (1912–1985)
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