en 2008 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

2008 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
2008 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–8 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach	J. C. Harper (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Shannon Dawson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (1st season)
Home stadium	Homer Bryce Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Southland Conference football standings
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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 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach J. C. Harper, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Southland. Stephen F. Austin played home games at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Langston*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 56–19	8,201
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–67	27,074
September 20	6:05 p.m.	at No. 20 Western Illinois*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 14–34	14,319	^[1]
September 27	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 South Dakota State*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 48–50	9,623
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 48–45	7,230
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Kentucky Wesleyan*	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 49–0	8,763
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 50–39	5,892
October 25	2:00 p.m.	Texas State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 21–62	11,400	^[2]
November 1	2:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	L 31–34 ^2OT	10,134	^[3]
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at No. 18 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 31–42	13,025	^[4]
November 15	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 Central Arkansas	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 41–49	7,467
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (Chief Caddo)	L 24–34	7,358
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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