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.
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Conference | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
2008 record | 2–9 (0–8 GNAC) |
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Home stadium | Redwood Bowl |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | at Sacramento State[note 1]* | L 13–45 | 10,172[1] | |
September 6 | at Southern Oregon* |
| W 15–14 | 1,037 |
September 13 | Western Washington | L 14–30 | 4,208 | |
September 20 | at Central Washington |
| L 10–48 | 4,224 |
September 27 | Western Oregon |
| L 28–44 | 2,200 |
October 4 | Azusa Pacific* |
| W 24–17 | 3,100 |
October 11 | at Dixie State |
| L 6–16 | 2,946 |
October 18 | Central Washington |
| L 14–34 | 2,200 |
October 25 | at Western Washington |
| L 20–56 | 2,150 |
November 1 | at Western Oregon |
| L 10–34 | |
November 8 | Dixie State |
| L 15–19 | 1,083 |
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Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]
Notes
- The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
References
- "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Humboldt State)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- "Humboldt State University 2008 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- "Humboldt State Jacks 2014 Football Media Guide". p. 100. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- "2009 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Humboldt St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- "Draft History: Humboldt State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.