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2008 Texas State Bobcats football team

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). 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.

2008 Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 22
FCS CoachesNo. 23
Record8–5 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBen Norton (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTravis Bush (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorFred Bleil (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBobcat 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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 p.m.Angelo State*
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

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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

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Angelo State

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

At SMU

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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

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

Southern Utah

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

Texas Southern

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Rams lose grip on game; QB injured". The San Angelo Standard-Times. August 31, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mustangs beat Bobcats in Jones' home debut". Austin American-Statesman. September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas St. 38, N. Colorado 35". Great Falls Tribune. September 21, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "T-Birds notch first road win since 2004". The Daily Spectrum. September 28, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Backup QB George fuels Bobcats' win". Austin American-Statesman. October 5, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas State beats McNeese in conference opener". Austin American-Statesman. October 12, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas State unsatisfied with close loss". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas State 62, Stephen F. Austin 21". Longview News-Journal. October 26, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Demons edge Bobcats in OT". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 2, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas State 38, SE Louisiana 24". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bobcats paddle past Colonels". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas State 48, Sam Houston State 45, OT". Victoria Advocate. November 23, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Griz mess with Texas". The Missoulian. November 30, 2008. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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