2008 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2008
| team = North Dakota Fighting Sioux
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Great West Conference
| short_conf = GWC
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 1–2
| head_coach = Chris Mussman
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Greg Breitbach
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain = Blair Grover
| captain2 = Josh Murray
| captain3 = Brian Troen
| stadium = Alerus Center
}}
{{2008 Great West Conference football standings}}
The 2008 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team represented The University of North Dakota as a member of the Great West Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Mussman, the Fighting Sioux compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the GWC. North Dakota played home games at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2008
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 28
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football|title=Texas A&M–Kingsville}}
| site_stadium = Alerus Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv =
| score = 40–14
| attend = 11,434
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=St. Cloud State Huskies|title=St. Cloud State}}
| site_stadium = Alerus Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv =
| score = 17–2
| attend = 9,143
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles|title=Wisconsin–La Crosse}}
| gamename = Potato Bowl
| site_stadium = Alerus Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv =
| score = 7–3
| attend = 10,256
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Idaho State Bengals|title=Idaho State}}
| site_stadium = Holt Arena
| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID
| tv =
| score = 38–35
| attend = 5,970
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium
| site_cityst = Hammond, LA
| tv =
| score = 35–38
| attend = 5,216
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Western Washington|title=Western Washington}}
| site_stadium = Alerus Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv = FS-North
| score = 42–32
| attend = 12,164
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UC Davis
| site_stadium = Aggie Stadium
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| tv =
| score = 21–34
| attend = 8,876
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = McAndrew Stadium
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| tv =
| score = 21–40
| attend = 8,082
| source = {{cite news |title=Salukis stop Sioux |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90482924/the-bismarck-tribune/ |access-date=December 12, 2021 |work=The Bismarck Tribune |agency=Associated Press |date=November 2, 2008 |page=3D |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Southern Utah Thunderbirds|title=Southern Utah}}
| site_stadium = Alerus Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv =
| score = 14–15
| attend = 7,840
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2008|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}
| site_stadium = DakotaDome
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| tv = MC23
| score = 34–31
| overtime = OT
| attend = 7,885
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/155/season/2008 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=2008 M Football Schedule |url=https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/schedule/2008 |publisher=University of North Dakota Athletics |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}
Statistical leaders
| class="wikitable" |
| Passing
! Att ! Com ! Yds ! TD ! Int |
|---|
| Danny Freund
| 220 | 315 | 2407 | 23 | 7 |
| Jake Landry
| 3 | 4 | 77 | 1 | 0 |
| class="wikitable" |
| Rushing
! Att ! Yds ! TD |
|---|
| Josh Murray
| 188 | 1212 | 12 |
| Brandon Brady
| 56 | 233 | 3 |
| Catlin Solum
| 29 | 127 | 1 |
| class="wikitable" |
| Receiving
! Rec. ! Yds ! TD |
|---|
| Brady Trenbeath
| 85 | 1001 | 10 |
| Alex Nicholas
| 39 | 444 | 6 |
| Ismael Bamba
| 21 | 310 | 3 |
| Josh Murray
| 21 | 187 | 0 |
{{cite web|title=North Dakota - Cumulative Season Statistics |url=http://www.fightingsioux.com/fls/13500/stats/football/2008/teamcume.htm#TEAM.CMB |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025032336/http://www.fightingsioux.com/fls/13500/stats/football/2008/teamcume.htm |archivedate=October 25, 2008 |url-status=live |accessdate=August 9, 2009 }}{{cite web|title=Search Results for "undathletics.com" |url=http://www.undathletics.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717154201/http://www.undathletics.com/ |archivedate=July 17, 2011 |url-status=live |accessdate=August 9, 2009 }}
References
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