2008 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team

The 2008 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) resumed sponsoring football as of the 2008 season, so Humboldt State no longer competed as an independent.

2008 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football
ConferenceGreat Northwest Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (0–8 GNAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRedwood Bowl
2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Central Washington $^  8 –0   10 –2  
Western Oregon  5 –3   7 –4  
Western Washington #  5 –3   6 –5  
Dixie State  2 –6   4 –7  
Humboldt State  0 –8   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Dixie Rotary Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2008 Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Rob Smith. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 0–8 GNAC). Each team played the other conference teams twice during the season (home and away) instead of just once. The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 170–357 for the 2008 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30at Sacramento State[note 1]*
L 13–4510,172[1]
September 6at Southern Oregon*
W 15–141,037
September 13Western Washington
L 14–304,208
September 20at Central Washington
L 10–484,224
September 27Western Oregon
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 28–442,200
October 4Azusa Pacific*dagger
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
W 24–173,100
October 11at Dixie State
L 6–162,946
October 18Central Washington
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 14–342,200
October 25at Western Washington
L 20–562,150
November 1at Western Oregon
L 10–34
November 8Dixie State
  • Redwood Bowl
  • Arcata, CA
L 15–191,083
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Notes
  1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. "Humboldt State University 2008 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 100. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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