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
NCAA Division I First Round, L 13–31 vs. Montana
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 22
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	8–5 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach	Brad Wright (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ben Norton (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Travis Bush (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Fred Bleil (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Bobcat 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	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Angelo State*		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 21–14	13,952	[1]
September 6	7:00 p.m.	at SMU*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	L 36–47	22,218	[2]
September 20	2:45 p.m.	at Northern Colorado*		Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	W 38–35	7,246	[3]
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Southern Utah*		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 20–34	12,301	[4]
October 4	5:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 63–39	11,561	[5]
October 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 3 McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 45–42	12,304	[6]
October 18	3:00 p.m.	No. 13 Central Arkansas		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 24–31	10,418	[7]
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 62–21	11,400	[8]
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Northwestern State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 31–34 OT	9,100	[9]
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 38–24	3,267	[10]
November 15	3:00 p.m.	Nicholls State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle)	W 34–10	10,016	[11]
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	W 45–42 OT	9,045	[12]
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Montana*	No. 23	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I First Round)	L 13–31	19,489	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	—	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	22
Coaches	—	—	RV	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	23

Game summaries

Angelo State

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

At SMU

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

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

Southern Utah

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

Texas Southern

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

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

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

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

See also: 2008 Northwestern State Demons football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Demons	7	7	7	7	6	34
Bobcats	0	14	7	7	3	31

At Southeastern Louisiana

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

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

See also: 2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bobcats	0	13	22	7	6	48
Bearkats	14	7	7	14	3	45

At No. 5 Montana (NCAA Division I First Round)

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

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.