| Year: | 2008 |
| Team: | McNeese State Cowboys |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Tsnrank: | 21 |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | Matt Viator |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Cooff Coach1: | Broderick Fobbs |
| Cooc1 Year: | 2nd |
| Cooff Coach2: | Tim Leger |
| Cooc2 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Cowboy Stadium |
The 2008 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their third year under head coach Matt Viator, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland.