2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
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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
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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28East Central*
W 58–1412,058[1]
September 13at Prairie View A&M*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
Canceled [A 1] [2]
September 20at No. 19 (FBS) Kansas*
L 14–3851,767[3]
September 27at Gardner–Webb*
W 49–335,200[4]
October 11at No. 14 Central Arkansas
L 46–4812,312
October 18No. 11 McNeese State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 17–2812,117[5]
October 25at Northwestern State
L 16–248,922[6]
November 1Stephen F. Austin
W 34–31 2OT10,134[7]
November 8at Nicholls State
W 47–374,032[8]
November 15Southeastern Louisiana
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 27–30 OT7,027
November 22No. 23 Texas State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
L 42–45 OT9,045[9]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The game against Prairie View A&M scheduled for September 13 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Ike.

References[edit]

  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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