2008 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2008 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their third year under head coach Matt Viator, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland.

2008 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 21
Record	7–4 (4–3 Southland)
Head coach	Matt Viator (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Broderick Fobbs (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tim Leger (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at North Carolina*	No. 10	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 27–35	58,000	[1]
September 6	Delta State*	No. 10	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 52–27	17,148	[2]
September 13	No. 14 Cal Poly*	No. 8	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	Cancelled [A 1]		[3]
September 27	Southern Virginia*	No. 6	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 63–7	12,035	[4]
October 4	at No. 23 South Dakota State*	No. 4	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 46–44 3OT	15,521	[5]
October 11	Texas State	No. 3	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 42–45	12,304	[6]
October 18	at Sam Houston State	No. 11	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 28–17	12,117	[7]
October 25	Nicholls State	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 35–38	14,635	[8]
November 1	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 20	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 24–14	6,212	[9]
November 8	Stephen F. Austin	No. 18	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 42–31	13,025	[10]
November 15	at Northwestern State	No. 16	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 24–17	9,710	[11]
November 22	at No. 13 Central Arkansas	No. 14	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (rivalry)	L 30–47	10,220	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Notes

1. The game against Cal Poly scheduled for September 13 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Ike on Lake Charles.