2008 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team information
American college football season
2008Abilene Christian Wildcats football
LSC champion LSC South Division champion
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 36–45 vs. Northwest Missouri State
Conference
Lone Star Conference
Division
South Division
Ranking
AFCA
No. 5
Record
11–1 (9–0 LSC)
Head coach
Chris Thomsen (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Ken Collums (4th season)
Defensive coordinator
Jason Johns (3rd season)
Home stadium
Shotwell Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Lone Star Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North Division
Central Oklahoma
6
–
3
7
–
4
SE Oklahoma State
6
–
3
6
–
5
Texas A&M–Commerce
5
–
4
5
–
5
East Central
2
–
7
3
–
8
SW Oklahoma State
1
–
8
3
–
8
Northeastern State
0
–
9
1
–
10
South Division
No. 5 Abilene Christian $^
9
–
0
11
–
1
No. 10 West Texas A&M ^
8
–
1
11
–
2
Tarleton State
6
–
3
8
–
3
Texas A&M–Kingsville
6
–
3
7
–
4
Midwestern State
5
–
4
6
–
4
Angelo State
3
–
6
3
–
8
Eastern New Mexico †
1
–
8
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
† – Eastern New Mexico vacated both wins.
Rankings from AFCA Poll
The 2008 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Abilene Christian University (ACU) as a member of the South Division of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chris Thomsen, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 11–1 record with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the LSC and LSC South Division titles. Abilene Christian advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Wildcats defeated West Texas A&M, 93–68, in the second round, before losing to Northwest Missouri State in the quarterfinals, 45–36. The team played its home games at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas.
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