2008 Texas State Bobcats football team

2008 Texas State Bobcats football
FCS Playoffs 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

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.

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

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	13	9	14	36
Mustangs	14	16	3	14	47

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	13	13	6	39
Bobcats	14	21	14	14	63

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	14	10	14	7	45
No. 3 Cowboys	14	0	6	22	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Bears	7	14	0	10	31
Bobcats	0	14	0	10	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	24	17	21	0	62
Lumberjacks	7	7	7	0	21

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	28	10	0	0	38
Lions	14	0	3	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	7	0	10
Bobcats	0	24	7	3	34

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Bobcats	10	0	3	0	13
No. 5 Grizzlies	0	7	14	10	31