2008 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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2008 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 21
Record7–4 (4–3 Southland)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Broderick Fobbs (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTim Leger (2nd season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at North Carolina *No. 10
L 27–3558,000 [1]
September 6 Delta State *No. 10
W 52–2717,148 [2]
September 13No. 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 63–712,035 [4]
October 4at No. 23 South Dakota State *No. 4
W 46–44 3OT15,521 [5]
October 11 Texas State No. 3
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 42–4512,304 [6]
October 18at Sam Houston State No. 11
W 28–1712,117 [7]
October 25 Nicholls State No. 11
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 35–3814,635 [8]
November 1at Southeastern Louisiana No. 20
W 24–146,212 [9]
November 8 Stephen F. Austin No. 18
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 42–3113,025 [10]
November 15at Northwestern State No. 16
W 24–179,710 [11]
November 22at No. 13 Central Arkansas No. 14
L 30–4710,220 [12]

Notes

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

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