2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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.

2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach	Todd Whitten (4th season)
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium
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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	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	East Central*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 58–14	12,058	[1]
September 13	at Prairie View A&M*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	Canceled [A 1]		[2]
September 20	at No. 19 (FBS) Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–38	51,767	[3]
September 27	at Gardner–Webb*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	W 49–33	5,200	[4]
October 11	at No. 14 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	L 46–48	12,312
October 18	No. 11 McNeese State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 17–28	12,117	[5]
October 25	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 16–24	8,922	[6]
November 1	Stephen F. Austin	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	W 34–31 2OT	10,134	[7]
November 8	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 47–37	4,032	[8]
November 15	Southeastern Louisiana	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 27–30 OT	7,027
November 22	No. 23 Texas State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	L 42–45 OT	9,045	[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Notes

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